John
Firstname
Stanley
Middle Name
Catchpole
Surname
Date of Birth
School Years:
Date of Death:
1935 - 40
Family
Son of S. G. Catchpole of Ipswich.
Elder brother David and younger brother Guy entered the School with him in 1935.
School Record
Queen's Scholar. Member of Broke House. High jumper, swimmer and rugby player and member of the O.T.C.
Branch of Service:
RAFVR
Service Number:
Rank:
Decorations:
Service Record
Flight Lieutenant.
Campaign Medals
Post War Career
In spite of being in a reserved occupation, he joined the RAF and trained in Canada and England and flew as a Navigator/Radio Operator in Beaufighters and Mosquitos. He served in the U.K. and Middle East.
He emigrated to Canada with B. F. Bailey (O.I. 1934 - 40) on an arranged scheme in 1947. He worked as a lumberjack and then managed a company handling building supplies in Edmonton Alberta. He went back to Vancouver to work for Welwood of Canada as Marketing Director. He eventually set up his own distribution company Ipcol (Ipswich/Colchester) which he continued to operate into his seventies. He loved fishing and golf being Captain of Capilano Golf Club in 1972.
Burial Information
Additional Information
Obituary O.I.M. volume 7 for October 2006 at pages 33 and 34.
Other Pictures
Mosquito
Beaufighters.
