Robert Fumerton was born on 20 March 1913 in Fort-Coulonge in Quebec, Canada.
12 Facts About Robert Fumerton
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Robert Fumerton then spent seven years in the North-West Territories and the Yukon surveying, mapping, and gold prospecting.
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Robert Fumerton then joined No 89 Squadron in October 1941, flying night operations over Egypt and later Malta in June 1942.
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Pat Bing, Robert Fumerton became the island's top-scoring night fighter pilot, claiming nine victories by the end of August 1941.
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Robert Fumerton spent the first six months of 1943 in Canada, before returning to No 406 Squadron RAF in August 1943.
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Robert Fumerton returned, tour-expired, to Canada on 11 August 1944.
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Robert Fumerton shot down 14 enemy aircraft, the highest tally among RCAF night fighter aces, being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar.
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Robert Fumerton was awarded an Air Force Cross for service as Commanding Officer of No 7 OTU at Debert, Nova Scotia.
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Robert Fumerton retired from the RCAF in 1946, and Fumerton returned to mining.
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Robert Fumerton returned to Canada a year later and became an estate agent.
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Robert Fumerton died on 10 July 2006 at an aged care facility in Huntsville, Ontario.
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Robert Fumerton was survived by five children; his wife, who he had married in 1946, had predeceased him by two years.