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CWM 19720147-009 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 19720147-009 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 19720147-007.2 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 19720147-007.2 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 19720147-008 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 19720147-008 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 19720147-008 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 19720147-008 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 19720147-008.2 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 19720147-008.2 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum

Flight Lieutenant

Wambolt, Harry Redmond

Unit

Branch

Service Component

Royal Naval Air Service

Service Number

birth

1892/04/04

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

death

1917/03/04

grave

Honourable Artillery Company Cemetery, Écoust-Saint-Mein, France

Gender

Male

Harry Redmond Wambolt was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on 4 April 1892. He was the son of Richard and Emma Wambolt.

Wambolt began active service as a pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service on 2 June 1916. In the summer of 1916, he flew fighting and reconnaissance patrols over Belgium and France, from Dunkirk, France.

Wambolt died on 4 March 1917 after engaging in close aerial combat with two German aircraft.

Harry Redmond Wambolt is buried in the Honourable Artillery Company Cemetery, Écoust-Saint-Mein, France.

The Canadian War Museum’s Collection includes the following artifacts for this recipient