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Painted by Donald Connolly in 1987

Lieutenant Robert Hampton ("Hammy") Gray was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in the Pacific war.

A Canadian pilot serving on the carrier HMS Formidable, Gray was killed attacking Japanese vessels in Onagawa Bay on 9 August 1945. His aircraft riddled by anti-aircraft fire, Gray flew close to the Japanese ship Amakusa, sinking it with a 500-pound bomb. His plane then crashed into the sea. Gray's remains were never found.

Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
CWM 19880046-001