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Ready, Joseph Dougald
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Dates of existence
1914-1941
History
Joseph Dougald Ready was born on 11 August 1914 in Kensington, Prince Edward Island. He received his primary education at Kensington School, and pursued his secondary education at St. Dunstan's University in Charlottetown where he graduated with a B.A. degree. He then attended St. Mary's College in Brockville, Ontario for one year. While at university, Joseph was active in sports and played baseball, football, and hockey. While in England with the Royal Air Force (R.A.F.), he also played on a Canadian hockey team. Joseph was a substitute teacher at Margate and Kensington schools in between university semesters. He moved to England and joined the R.A.F. two months before the outbreak of World War II. Joseph was in active service in the Coastal Command and was on patrol during the evacuation of Dunkirk. He was due to be promoted to Flying Officer at the time of his death. Joseph died in an aircraft accident on 8 April 1941. In the event of his death, he had arranged for a letter to be delivered to his siblings. Joseph was buried in Cherry Hinton Cemetery, Cambridge, England.
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RAD 22.1; 22.5
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
24 August 2009. Copied from PEIAIN 15 July 2015.
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Acc5042