Private Earl Dermont Duxbury, stretcher bearer & ambulance driver with the Calagary Highlanders.

Pte. Earl Dermont Duxbury, Calgary Highlanders

In the above photo, men of the Readiness Flight race to their Hurricanes.  No. 1 Fighter Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air-force to which they belong, arrived in Britain in June, 1940, and played a prominent part in the defence of London during the  Battle of Britain when the Luftwaffe was so signally defeated.  This group of Canadians accounted for more than 70 enemy aircraft, bringing down 47 in four days.

Canadians who battled for Britain

Private Earl D. Duxbury stretcher bearer & ambulance driver with the Calgary Highlanders, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany 1944/45.