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August 9, 1945: Peace is imminent. A Canadian, Lt. Robert Hampton Gray, leads eight Corsairs in an attack against Japanese military targets on the Home Island. To everyone’s surprise he undertakes a daring assault on an armed escort ship. The price is high: his own life and those of the Japanese sailors on board. He is likely the last Canadian to be killed in combat in the Second World. For his actions, he’s awarded our highest military honour: the Victoria Cross. In this definitive film we question why Gray been forgotten by Canada and reveal the untold story of Canada’s last Victoria Cross winner.
This film was produced and broadcast in 2005 to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
August 9, 1945: Peace is imminent. A Canadian, Lt. Robert Hampton Gray, leads eight Corsairs in an attack against Japanese military targets on the Home Island. To everyone’s surprise he undertakes a daring assault on an armed escort ship. The price is high: his own life and those of the Japanese sailors on board. He is likely the last Canadian to be killed in combat in the Second World. For his actions, he’s awarded our highest military honour: the Victoria Cross. In this definitive film we question why Gray been forgotten by Canada and reveal the untold story of Canada’s last Victoria Cross winner.
This film was produced and broadcast in 2005 to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
