Husband of Ivy Hide, he passed away at the age of 84 years. Survived by his son Bernie and his wife Linda (Cino) of Fernie, BC, his grandson Jamie Hide and his wife Karla Germaine of Cartegena, Colombia, their children Aysha and Cohen and his grand-daughter Jenny Hide and her partner Dave Sharun of Nelson, BC.
Robert and Ivy Hide, both veterans of World War II, are the first Allied forces couple to be interred in Canada's national military cemetery created in 2001.
Mr. Hide served in the Royal Air Force as Sig I from 10 June 1941 to 28 Nov. 1949. During the war, he was a radio operator on a Lancaster bomber. While on a mission in 1944, his plane was shot down and he spent a year as a German prisoner of war. He met Ivy Long, an RAF telephonist, while they were stationed at a British base after the war. The couple later immigrated to Hamilton, Ontario to live and raise a family.
Mr. Hide pursued a career in electronics, designing control systems used by the Canadian navy. Both were active in Canadian and British veterans groups. Mr. Hide served as president of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association (447 Wing) in Hamilton and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Canadian Wartime Heritage Museum.
Husband of Ivy Hide, he passed away at the age of 84 years. Survived by his son Bernie and his wife Linda (Cino) of Fernie, BC, his grandson Jamie Hide and his wife Karla Germaine of Cartegena, Colombia, their children Aysha and Cohen and his grand-daughter Jenny Hide and her partner Dave Sharun of Nelson, BC.
Robert and Ivy Hide, both veterans of World War II, are the first Allied forces couple to be interred in Canada's national military cemetery created in 2001.
Mr. Hide served in the Royal Air Force as Sig I from 10 June 1941 to 28 Nov. 1949. During the war, he was a radio operator on a Lancaster bomber. While on a mission in 1944, his plane was shot down and he spent a year as a German prisoner of war. He met Ivy Long, an RAF telephonist, while they were stationed at a British base after the war. The couple later immigrated to Hamilton, Ontario to live and raise a family.
Mr. Hide pursued a career in electronics, designing control systems used by the Canadian navy. Both were active in Canadian and British veterans groups. Mr. Hide served as president of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association (447 Wing) in Hamilton and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Canadian Wartime Heritage Museum.
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1392048 WO
Robert A. Hide
Royal Air Force
27 February 1923 - 27 April 2007
2012934 CPL
Ivy L. (Long) Hide
Beloved Wife
29 December 1921 - 8 September 1999
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