Flt. Sgt. Robert Franklin Cavers

1916 - 1943  (26 years)

• Name	Robert Franklin Cavers
  Prefix	Flt. Sgt.
  Birth	23 Apr 1916	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140633662
  _FGRAVE	140633662
  Death	23 Mar 1943	Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  	Rank: Warrant Officer Class II Trade: Air Gunner Service No: R/97637 Date of Death: 23/03/1943 Age: 26 Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force, #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Yarmouth,, Nova Scotia) Citation(s): 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp Killed at Yarmouth airport, N.S., with 3 other aircrew, when their plane crashed after take-off and then exploded. Son of Thomas Edgar and Bessie Cavers, of Almonte. Date of Birth: 23 Apr 1916 World War II Find A Grave contributor SJ Hearn: Warrant Officer Class II Cavers was one of six airmen killed in the crash and resulting explosion of Hudson (#BW 620) aircraft at the aerodrome in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; the Hudson, with four airmen aboard, had just taken off on an operational patrol. Besides the four crew members, two of the five ground crew members who attempted to assist, also perished in this accident. The four aircrew members were:- Sergeant Alexander John BAILLIE, Warrant Officer Class II Robert Franklin CAVERS, Warrant Officer Class II Mervin Elwood TARRANT and Flying Officer Charles Leroy TRIPP. The two ground aircrew members were:- Leading Aircraftman Lloyd Edward BRIGGS and Aircraftman 1st Class Frank HALLEK. Warrant Officer Class II Robert Franklin Cavers is commemorated on Page 145 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
  Burial	United Cemeteries, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 2677 Cemetery Side Road. Beckwith Township, Lanark County,, Ontario K7C 3P2 Canada 613 257-7370
  Person ID	I24716	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	1 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas Edgar Cavers,   b. 9 Feb 1883, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Dec 1957, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Bessie May McNabb,   b. 23 May 1892, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Apr 1980, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1915
  Family ID	F8468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 23 Apr 1916 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 23 Mar 1943 - Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada Burial - Address: 2677 Cemetery Side Road. Beckwith Township, Lanark County,, Ontario K7C 3P2 Canada 613 257-7370 - - United Cemeteries, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth