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Object Name
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Object ID
3144
Title
Dora Cripps at the Moss Bank RCAF Sgt.'s Mess celebrating Armistice Day.
Date
1942.
Description
Dora Cripps at the Moss Bank RCAF Sgt.'s Mess celebrating Armistice Day in 1942. Dora is second from the right. RCAF and civilian staff are present.
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Armed Forces
See Also: army, navy, enlisted men, officers.
Datwiler, Dora Gladys (nee Cripps)
Dora Gladys Cripps was born on April 4, 1916, in England, to Ernest and Maggie Cripps, nee White. The family moved to Canada when Dora was 12, living first in Saskatchewan and then BC. Dora served in the air force during World War II. She married Mr. Datwiler in 1943.
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. The modern Canadian air force has been known as Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) since 1975, but still refers to itself as the "Air Force" and maintains many of the traditions of the RCAF.
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