2024/25 Mother Goose Memorial Scholarship

408 Goose Squadron Association is proud to sponsor the Molly“Mother Goose” Rayner Memorial Scholarship. The funding forthis Scholarship has been provided by the estate of Henrietta May“Molly” Rayner, AKA Mother Goose, for the purposes ofestablishing an academic scholarship fund. Mother Goose was renowned for her care and love of the menand women at 408 Squadron during the harrowing days ofBomber Command in the early 1940’s. In her memory the 408 Squadron Association wants to ensure thatthe children, and grandchildren, of past and present 408 SquadronMembers have the opportunity to receive…

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2023 Mother Goose Memorial Scholarship

On December 28 2023, the Association’s chair, Maj Lapierre, presented Mr Craig Fairfull with a cheque and certificate. Recipient of the 2023 Mother Goose Memorial Scholarship, Craig studies at Mount Royal University in the Aviation department and maintains a 3.9 GPA. He is the son of Cpl (Ret’d) Gary Fairfull who served at 408 Sqn in the 1990s and early 2000s as an Electric Instrument Tech and AVS Tech. Children and grandchildren of current or past 408 Sqn members are elgible to apply for the scholarship. Additional eligibility criteria and…

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