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Padua’s elaborate Cimitero Maggiore
- January 23, 2018, marked the 100th anniversary of the death in Italy of Ireland’s most famous aviator, Major Robert Gregory. His grave stands in a quiet corner of Padua’s elaborate Cimitero Maggiore in a well-maintained section distinguished by its symmetry and simplicity.
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William Robert Gregory MC (20 May 1881 – 23 January 1918) [1] was an Irish flying ace who served as a fighter pilot with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. He was also an accomplished artist and cricket player. His death was memorialised in a series of poems by W. B. Yeats.
Jan 6, 2018 · Major Robert Gregory, the only son of Yeats's long-time patron, Lady Gregory of Coole Park, Gort, Co Galway, died when his Royal Flying Corps aircraft crashed on the Italian front on 23...
Roy Foster has recounted Robert Gregory’s pre-war endeavours to secure full control of the estate, and in particular the house: he evicted Yeats from the master bedroom, and declared the wine cellar off limits.
Jan 22, 2018 · On January 23, 1918, an Irish pilot and recipient of the Military Cross was killed when his plane fell from the sky over Padua, Italy. The airman was Major Robert Gregory, remembered by W.B. Yeats in his poem “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death.”
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Aug 30, 2002 · On January 23 1918, almost 100 years ago, Robert Gregory’s plane mysteriously fell from the sky. He is buried at Padua main cemetery. His wife Margaret kept a diary which remained in private hands for 90 years.
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