MCKIE, ALLISON BOYCE SGT(P) R72679. From Southport, Prince Edward Island. Killed Nov 11/41 age 20. #58 Operational Training Unit. Sgt McKie was flying Spitfire aircraft #L 1083 on a formation flying exercise when r/t contact was lost near Grangemouth. Sergeant Pilot McKie is buried in the Grandsable Cemetery, Grangemouth, Scotland.
MCKIE, DONALD GALLOWAY WATT F/O(P) J26386//R156457. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 29/44 age 24. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft shot down. Please see F/O L.J. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McKie is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MCKIEL, DONALD IVAN SGT(WAG) R64779. From South Devon, New Brunswick. Killed Jun 26/41 age 26. #19 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt B.D. Gregory for flight detail and casualty list. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McKiel is buried in the Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.
MCKIGGAN, ANGUS ALEXANDER F/O(P) J23376. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed Jul 28/44 age 25. #400 City Of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). F/O McKiggan was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #PL 829 caught fire in the air and crashed near RAF Station, Odiham, England. Flying Officer Pilot McKiggan is buried in the Wrexham Cemetery, Denbighshire, Wales.
MCKILLOP, NORMAN COLIN F/O(N) J24037. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Castrop Rauxel, Germany. Please see P/O Ron W. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. F/O McKillop had been injured while on duty on July 8, 1944 when two motor cycles collided at RAF Station Gransden Lodge, Bedfordshire, England. Flying Officer Navigator McKillop is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCKILLOP, ROBERT HENRY P/O(P) J6967. From Brampton, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 21/42 age 21. #94 Squadron (Avenge). P/O McKillop was killed when his Kittyhawk aircraft #AK 748 went down twenty-five miles west of Tobruk. Pilot Officer Pilot McKillop has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
MCKIM, ARNOLD DOYLE SGT(AG) R81031. From Penticton, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 18/43 age 21. #162 Squadron (One Time One Purpose). Wellington aircraft #DV 931 failed to return from operations. There were two 4162 Sqdn. aircraft lost this date. The following RAF personnel were all killed; Sgts J.W. Bousfield, A.L. Eastwick, D. Parry, P/O C.A. Cheese, FSs C.L. McCarthy, J.D. Muir, and F/L H.D. Van Der Linden. Sergeant Air Gunner McKim has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
MCKIM, CHARLES WILLISTON FS(P) R88380. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 21. #416 City of Oshawa Squadron (Ad Salturn Paratus). FS McKim was flying Spitfire aircraft #BR 626 which was badly damaged by enemy action over France. He reported he was going to bail out over the English Channel about fifteen miles west of Le Tourquit, France. A parachute was seen on the water but when air-sea rescue arrived all they found was an empty dinghy. Flight Sergeant Pilot McKim has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCKIM, JOSEPH ARTHUR P/O(N) J88558//R172069. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 21/44 age 23. #490 Squadron (Celer). Lancaster aircraft #LM 189 missing from a night trip to Homberg, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator McKim is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MCKIMM, CHARLES HARWOOD JR. SGT(P) R185463. From Smiths Falls, Ontario. Killed Sep 28/43 age 19. #1 Operational Training Unit, Bagotville, Quebec. Harvard aircraft crashed. Please see WO T.S. Turf us for flight detail. Sergeant Pilot McKimm is buried in Maple Vale Cemetery, Smiths Falls, Ontario.
MCKINLEY, CURTIS DAVID F/O(BA) J28236. From Cobalt, Ontario. Killed Jan 24/44 age 29. #14 Operational Training Unit (Keep With The Pack). Wellington aircraft #LN 94-8 had the starboard engine and wing catch fire when the aircraft was at 1,000 feet. The pilot made an unsuccessful belly landing at Braybrooke, Northampshire, England. Two RAF airmen were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer McKinley is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
MCKINNEY, ROBERT FRANCIS P/O(BA) J89964//R177575. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 31/44 age 20. #49 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #LM 453 missing from a night trip to Rilly Le Montagne. P/O T.J. Peacore, Sgts J.S. Anderson (RAF), J. Kerfoot (RAF), W.E. Moseley (RAF), FS W.D. Phillips (RAF), and F/O C.E.M. Worner (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer McKinney is buried in the New Communal Cemetery, Clichy, Seine, France.
MCKINNON, CAMPBELL ARCHIBALD F/O(N) J10893. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 19/43 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire), Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Ramsay R.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator McKinnon has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCKINNON, DONALD ROSS WO2(OB) R61025. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 29/42 age 21. #18 Squadron (Animo Et Fide). Blenheim aircraft was shot down over the North Sea north-west of Terschelling, Frisian Islands. P/O S.O. Hill and Sgt D.B. Williams (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Observer McKinnon was buried in the Municipal Cemetery at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
MCKINNON, GERALD FREDERICK WO1(AG) R62913. From Truro, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Nov 3/43. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax aircraft #JD 321 missing during night operations against Dusseldorf, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Air Gunner McKinnon is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
MCKINNON, IAN FS(AG) R2296A. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Nov 26/44 age 27. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Lancaster aircraft #PD 293-failed to return from a flight to test H2S radar. FSs H.D. Hooper, F. Thompson (RAF), Sgts M. Blenkinsop (RAF), J.E. Parkin (RAF), P/O W.D. Crebbin (RAF), and F/O E.A. Tragheim (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McKinnon has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCKINNON, JOHN LAC(P) R133670 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 1/42 age 25. #14 Service Flying Training School, Aylmer, Ontario. LAC McKinnon and P/O David Smith were engaged in flying sequences 6,7,8, and 9 and were both killed when Yale aircraft #3429 crashed in the low-flying area five miles south-east of Aylmer. Leading AirCraftman Pilot McKinnon is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
MCKINNON, JOHN ARNOTT F/L(P) J4965. From Delburne, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 8/43 age 27. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). The crew of Lancaster aircraft #ED 568 took off on operations and was never heard from again. Six of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McKin on is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCKINNON, JOHN LOCKWOOD F/O(P) J27633//R166016. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed May 2/44 age 20. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit, RCAF Station, Topcliffe, Yorkshire. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/O M.T. Seabrook for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McKinnon is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCKINNON, JOHN RONALD SGT(AG) R62951. From Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Killed May 19/44 age 24. #82 Operational Training Unit. Sgt McKinnon was killed when Wellington aircraft #BJ 622 had the port engine fail on take-off and crashed near Drayton, Shropshire, England. Sergeant Air Gunner McKinnon is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCKINNON, LLOYD GEORGE P/O(WAG) J95171//R166104. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Sep 28/44 age 28. #206 Squadron (Nihil Nos Effugit). Liberator aircraft missing. Please see P/O A.M. Cleland for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McKinnon has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCKINNON, REGINALD WOLFE P/O(P) J94290//R89091. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 6/45. #417 City of Windsor Squadron (Supporting Liberty And Justice). P/O McKinnon’s Spitfire aircraft #MT 625 went into a high speed stall after strafing a barge in the Latisana area of Italy. He was killed when his aircraft crashed and burned thirteen miles south-west of Latisana. Pilot Officer Pilot McKinnon is buried in the Padua War Cemetery, Italy.
MCKINNON, WILLIAM GORDON FS(WAG) R81478. From Revelstoke, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 6/42. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft missing during a raid over enemy- held territory. FS S.R. Lupton, one RAAF, and three RAF crew members were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McKinnon is buried in the Canadian Permanent Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
MCKINSTRY, KENNETH LAC(AG) R220920. From London, Ontario. Killed Oct 7/43 age 19. #9 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mount Joii, Quebec. Fairey Battle aircraft #5556 and #1949 were on a scheduled gunnery exercise when they collided in mid-air. The aircraft crashed three miles east of Mont Joli near Priceville, Quebec. FS R.W. Dean, LACs McKinstry, and E.W. Astell (RAF) were killed in aircraft #5556. LAC S.G. Trueman was killed in aircraft #1949. Leading AirCraftman Air Gunner McKinstry is buried in the Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario.
MCKITTERICK, DONALD HARVEY FS(BA) R156063. From Tilbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 3/43 age 25. #90 Squadron (Celer). Stirling aircraft #BK 723 ditched in the North Sea during an operation against Kassel, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer McKitterick has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCKNIGHT, WILLIAM LIDSTONE F/O(P) 41937 DFC & Bar – Royal Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 12/41 age 23. #242 Squadron (Toujours Pret). F/O McKnight lost his life when his Hurricane aircraft was lost over the English Channel just after the Battle of Britain. He was an ace having destroyed sixteen and one half enemy aircraft. Following is a list of his victories; May 29, 1940 shot down 2 ME-109s and 1 DO-17; May 30, 1940 shot down 2 ME-109s; June 1, 1940 shot down 4 Stuka dive bombers; August 30, 1940 shot down 3 enemy bombers; September 8, 1940 shot down 2 ME-109s; September 18, 1940 shot down 1 and 1/2 ME-109s; October 17, 1940 shot down 1 ME-109. Flying Officer Pilot McKnight has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLACHLAN, DONALD PARKER FS(AG) R94736. From Herschel, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 9/43 age 34. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Murphy L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McLachlan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLACHLAN, PERCY ALAN F/O(P) J16591//R101377. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 5/44 age 21. #441 Silver Fox Squadron (Stalk And Kill). FO. McLachlan was flying his Spitfire aircraft #MJ 473 on a fighter sweep to Lille, France when he was shot down at Chievres, Belgium. Flying Officer Pilot McLachlan is buried at Chievres. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLACHLAN, RODERICK JAMES P/O(OB) J15023. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 27/41 age 21. #110 Hyderabad Squadron (Nes Timeo Nec Sperno). Blenheim aircraft missing. Please see P/O D.M. Jenkinson for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Observer McLachlan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLACHLAN, RUSSELL WILLIAM SGT(AG) R197506. From West Summerland, British Columbia. Killed Nov 28/43 age 20. #16 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see F/O G.A. Stevens D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner McLachlan is buried in the Batley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
MCLACHLAN, WILLIAM JOHN ANDREW FS(P) R74892. From Vernon, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 29/42 age 21. #175 Squadron (Stop At Nothing). FS McLachlan was killed when his Hurricane aircraft was shot down in the English Channel. Flight Sergeant Pilot McLachlan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLACHLIN, WILLIAM MACINTYRE FS(AG) R53905. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 20/42 age 20. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). The crew of Halifax aircraft #W 1179 took off for operations over enemy-held territory and was not heard from again. One RAAF and five RAF crew members missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McLachlin is buried in the St. Jacobiparochie General Cemetery, Het Bildt, Friesland, Holland.
MCLAREN, ALEXANDER JOHN LAC(P) R119706. From Clearwater, Manitoba. Killed Jun 15/42 age 21. #7 Service Flying Training School, MacLeod, Alberta. LAC McLaren, the pilot of Anson aircraft #AX 166, and LAC O.E. Olson, the pilot of Anson aircraft #6528 were both killed in a mid-air collision. The aircraft collided in the air, whilst formation flying, and crashed four miles north of the aerodrome at Granum, Alberta. Leading AirCraftman Pilot McLaren is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
MCLAREN, ANDREW HOOD F/L(P) 39019 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 12/40 age 21. #233 Squadron (Ymlaen). Hudson aircraft failed to return from shadowing the enemy battleship Scharnhorst. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McLaren has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLAREN, ARTHUR ALEXANDER FS(WAG) R130855. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Oct 18/43 age 26. #283 Squadron. Warwick aircraft crashed. Please see FS Clifford Johnston for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLaren is buried in the El Alia Cemetery, Algeria.
MCLAREN, CHARLES PETER FS(WAG) R256044. From Carnpbellville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 21/45 age 20. #435 Chinthe Squadron (Certi Provehendi). Dakota aircraft missing. Please see P/O J.W. Kyle D.F.C. and Bar for casualty list and other detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLaren has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
MCLAREN, GORDON HOWARD F/O(P) J24411. From Long Branch, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 21. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft failed to return. Please see Sibbald J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McLaren has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLAREN, IAN F/L(P) 35151 MiD – Royal Air Force. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action May 23/40 age 24. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Whitley aircraft missing over enemy-held territory. Five members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McLaren is buried in the British Cemetery, Hotton, Belgium.
MCLAREN, JACK P/O(OB) J11630. From Maidstone, Saskatchewan. Died Oct 14/42 age 29. #22 Operational Training Unit. Died of natural causes while in the Joint Fever Hospital, Stratford-On-Avon. Pilot Officer Observer McLaren is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.
MCLAREN, ROBERT DUNCAN S/L(P) 73003 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 27/45 age 27. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft missing over enemy-held territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Squadron Leader Pilot McLaren is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCLAREN, ROBERT PERRIN P/O(P) J15748//R75720. From Mount Vernon, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 18/42 age 22. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft went down over Sweden. One RAF and three RNZAF members of the crew bailed out but P/O McLaren stayed at the controls too long and ‘went down with the aircraft. McLaren had finished his tour of 30 ops. but volunteered to go again as the regular pilot was sick. Pilot Officer Pilot McLaren is buried in the Churchyard on Ockero Island, Sweden.
MCLAREN, ROBERT WILLIAM F/O(P) J19717. From Long Branch, Ontario. Killed in Action JuI.3/44 age 24. #417 City of Windsor Squadron (Supporting Liberty And Justice). F/O McLaren was flying Spitfire aircraft #JG 272 at 8,000 feet in the Arezzoqitau area of Italy and was looking for a target to bomb when the port wing was hit by flak and half the wing was blown away. The aircraft went into a spin, did not recover and exploded and burst into flames on impact. Flying Officer Pilot McLaren was buried one mile west of Chiusi Deil Verna, Italy, exhumed, and reinterred in the Arezzo War Cemetery, Arezzo, Italy.
MCLAREN, WILLIAM PERRY P/O(P) J38883. From Mount Royal, Quebec. Killed Jun 22/44 age 20. #45 Air Transport Group. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Thomas C.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot McLaren is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Mountreal, Quebec.
MCLAUCHLIN, BURTON P/O(BA) J92133//R156853. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 27/44 age 23. #630 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Lancaster aircraft #ME 650 missing from a night trip to Koenigsberg. P/O W.J. Fingland, WO W 1. Carrier (RAAF), F/L E.G.W. Bowers (RAF), Sgts A.A.M. Langridge (RAF), G.R. Stott (RAF), and L. Thompson (RAF) were also killed. These seven airmen were all buried in the same collective grave. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer McLauchlin is buried in the Skarrild Churchyard, Jutland, Denmark.
MCLAUGHLIN, ANDREW JOSEPH P/O(N/B) J1 6387//R82971. From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 10/42 age 20. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). The crew of a Lancaster aircraft were returning from ops. when they ran out of fuel and crashed at the Woodhall SPA aerodrome, England. WO G.H. Ramey, FSs R.B. Dion, T.N. Macleod, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer McLaughlin is buried in the Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England.
MCLAUGHLIN, BLISS JAMES F/L C7967. From Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick. Died on Service May 10/45 age 32. #5 Radar Unit. Flight Lieutenant McLaughlin is buried in Gladstone Cemetery, Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick.
MCLAUGHLIN, GEORGE P/O(BA) J88621//R150075. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 19/44 age 22. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #DV 304 missing from a night trip to Revigny, France. Seven RAF members of the crew, FS J.H. Blane, F/Os H.W. Cooper, G.A. Davey, B.S. Little, J.B. Thompson, Sgts T.E. Hardy, and K.F. Merrifield were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this operation. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer McLaughlin is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Marcilly, Seine-et-Marne, France.
MCLAUGHLIN, GEORGE LLOYD F/O(N) J2035. From Chesterville, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 18/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – Mannheim, Germany. Please see Smith, James S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator McLaughlin is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCLAUGHLIN, HOWARD MARK FS(P) R92062. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Oct 29/43 age 22. #186 Squadron. FS McLaughlin was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #KW 810 collided in the air with another Hurricane and crashed in Stirlingshire, Scotland. Flight Sergeant Pilot McLaughlin is buried in the Grandsable Cemetery, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
MCLAUGHLIN, KENNETH ALEXANDER P/O(AG) J89163//R206114. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 23/44 age 21. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Target – aquaduct at Dortmund, Germany. Please see Shepherd H.I. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McLaughlin was buried in a field near Schierloh, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MCLAUGHLIN, KENNETH KEITH LAC(P) R110966 – under training. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Dec 29/41 age 24. #5 Elementary Flying Training School, High River, Alberta. LAC McLaughlin was attempting a forced landing and was killed when his Tiger Moth aircraft #4090 crashed and burned five miles south-east of High River. Leading AirCraftman Pilot McLaughlin is buried in the Old Kildonan Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
MCLAUGHLIN, PATRICK IGNATIUS WO2(N) R93495. From Uptergrove, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 30/43 age 22. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft failed to return. Please see Shuttleworth El. for casualty list and trip detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator McLaughlin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLAUGHLIN, WILLIAM GEORGE F/O(N) J13807. From Georgetown, Ontario. Killed Mar 10/43 age 21. #1659 Conversion Unit, RCAF Station Leeming, Yorkshire. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Shives A.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator McLaughlin is buried in the Ripon Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
MCLAURIN, GEORGE FRASER FS(AG) R205353. From Brandon, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 8/44 age 20. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #DV 363 missing from a night trip to St. Leu D’Esserent, France. FSs P.H. Bowen (RAF), D.A. Davies (RAF), D. Marrows (RAF), Sgts D.G. Marsden (RAF), and G. Peace (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McLaurin is buried in the St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine Maritime, France. Addendum: add to the crew list FS. J.B. Martin (RAAF) was also killed. This completes this crew list. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.
MCLAY, DONALD FRANCIS LAC(BA) R149817. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed Aug 1/44 age 23. #4 Bombing and Gunnery School, Fingal, Ontario. The crew of Anson aircraft #6711 were on a routine bombing exercise when the aircraft stuck the ground and burned two miles east of Southwold Station, Ontario. P/Os K.M. Joyce, I.H. Rees, and LAC S.C. Turner (RAAF) were also killed. Leading AirCraftman Bomb Aimer McLay is buried in the Rosedale Cemetery at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
MCLAY, JOHN MILTON F/O(N) J26324. From Lion’s Head, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 24. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Montzen, Belgium. Please see Parker G.H. for casualty list and operations detail. Flying Officer Navigator McLay is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
MCLEA, JOHN ALEXANDER P/O(AG) J95366//K263010. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 1/44 age 19. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Oberhausen, Germany. Please see Anderson W.F. for casualty list and operation detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McLea is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCLEAN, ALBERT PERRY FS(OB) R70457. From Grimsby, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 13/41 age 22. #107 Squadron (Nous Y Serons). Blenhiem aircraft lost. Please see Calderwood J.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer McLean is buried in the Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece.
MCLEAN, ARCHIBALD STEWART P/O(P) J89689//R118584. From Petrolia, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 21. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #NF 919 was shot down in flames at Niederkirchen, Germany during a night op. to Darmstadt, Germany. F/O L.E. Anderson and five members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot McLean was buried in the Community Cemetery at Niederkirchen, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCLEAN, DAVID GERALD P/O(OB) J9506. From Ladysmith, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 1/42 age 22. #14 Group. Hampden aircraft #P 1185 went down near Leffinghem during operations. FS G.T. Bloomer and Sgt S.A. Shailer (RAAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Observer McLean was buried in the Cemetery at Leffinghe, Belgium, exhumed, and reinterred in the Canadian War Cemetery at Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
MCLEAN, DONALD SGT(P) R66040. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed Apr 18/41 age 22. Sgt McLean and P/O T.M. Couper were practising night circuits and landings and were both killed when their Miles Master aircraft struck the corner of a farm building during a landing attempt. Sergeant Pilot McLean is buried in the St. Helen Churchyard Extension, Bensington, Oxfordshire, England.
MCLEAN, DONALD RAE F/O(P) J20010. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Apr 25/43 age 23. #29 Operational Training Unit, RAF Station, North Luffenham. Wellington aircraft #X 3816 crashed near Stocking Farm, Belgrave, Leicester, England. Four members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot McLean is buried in the Church Cemetery at Burton-on-the-Wolds, Leicestershire, England.
MCLEAN, DOUGLAS SGT(WAG) R214452. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 31/44 age 19. #22 Operational Training Unit, Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. Wellington aircraft lost in the North Sea. Please see Miller W.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLean has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEAN, ERNEST CALDWELL FS(OB) R93450. From Shelburne, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 8/42 age 21. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft missing during a mine-laying operation. WO F.P.D. Quinn was also killed and two Canadians, Sgts MacDonald and Currier, were taken Prisoners of War. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Observer McLean was buried in the Gravelund Cemetery, Denmark, exhumed, and reburied in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.
MCLEAN, GEORGE ARTHUR FS(P) R69782. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 5/42 age 20. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Wellington aircraft #Z 8833 failed to return from operations, presumed enemy action. One Canadian, FS G.W. Gibb, was taken Prisoner of War. Five RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot McLean has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEAN, GEORGE DARYLL F/O(BA) J38407. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 22/45 age 22. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Heildesheim, Germany. Please see F/L J.P. Duggan D.F.C. for casualty list and operation detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer McLean is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
MCLEAN, GEORGE PERCY WO2(013) R69027. From Timmins, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 27/42 age 33. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft #L 4140 failed to return from a night bombing operation. P/O G.F. Beaver (RNZAF) and two RAF members of the crew were also killed. There were three #408 Sqdn. aircraft lost on this date. Please see Dunn C.D. and Jenkins A. for information regarding the other aircraft and for the names of the other crew members who were killed. WO McLean had been forced to bail out of an aircraft which had stalled in a turn and went out of control near the aerodrome at Upper Heyford, Oxford, England on June 3, 1941. Warrant Officer Class II Observer McLean has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEAN, GORDON GILLEAN F/O(P) C29763. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 4/44 age 26. #414 Sarnia Imperials Squadron. F/O McLean was flying Spitfire aircraft #MK 744 on a tactical and photographic reconnaissance operation over south-east Aachen, Germany when the Spitfire was hit by American flak. The aircraft crashed near Grossbau, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot McLean is buried in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
MCLEAN, GORDON MITCHEL SGT(FE) 1R54088. From Souris, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Jun 22/43 age 35. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Krefeld, Germany. Please see Reichert C.C. for casualty list and flight detail. This was Sgt McLean’s fourteenth operation. Sergeant Flight Engineer McLean has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEAN, HUBERT JOHN P/O(WAG) J87709. From Harris Hill, Ontario. Killed Mar 24/44 age 21. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Leclerc J.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLean has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEAN, JAMES KERR P/O(P) J7900. From Lindsay, Ontario. Killed Apr 1/42 age 23. #14 Service Flying Training School, Aylmer, Ontario. Harvard aircraft crashed. Please see LAC G.L. Kirk for flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot McLean is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario.
MCLEAN, JAMES ROBERT P/O(N) J22444. From Fernie, British Columbia. Killed Apr 21/43 age 21. #111 Operational Training Unit, Nassau, Bahamas. P/Os McLean and J. Valiance were killed when their Mitchell aircraft crashed eight miles south-west of New Providence Island, Bahamas. Pilot Officer Navigator McLean has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
MCLEAN, JOHN ANDREW FS(AG) R66065. From Welland, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 17/42 age 26. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). The crew of a Lancaster aircraft took off on operations from RAF Station, Botsford, England and was not heard from again. F/O D.J. Quinlan, Sgts T. Douglas (RAF), R. Robson (RAF), and P/O A.J. Southwell (RAF) were also killed. One RAAF and one RAF member of the crew, missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McLean is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.
MCLEAN, JOHN CHARLES P/O(P) J28658. From Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Killed Dec 22/43 age 28. #111 Operational Training Unit, Nassau, Bahamas. Mitchell aircraft lost off Nassau, Bahamas during a “training exercise. F/O H.D. Frye was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot McLean has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
MCLEAN, JOHN JAMES WO2(AG) R124704. From Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 31/43 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see P/O G.P. Vendekerchove D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner McLean was buried at Bramsche, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany. Addendum: – WO McLean was 23 years old at the Lime of death, not 20. Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.
MCLEAN, JOHN KENNETH F/O(BA) J26306. From Southampton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 8/45. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Munich, Germany. Please see Soper W.Y. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer McLean was buried at Munsingen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
MCLEAN, JOHN MACKENZIE FS(AG) 968453 – Royal Air Force. From Shawinigan Falls, Quebec. Killed in Action May 31/42 age 20. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft lost during operations. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McLean is buried at Honington, Suffolk, England.
MCLEAN, KENNETH HECTOR FS(P) R109281. From Brant, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 9/43 age 20. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #R 5573 crashed in a cornfield near St. Trond, Belgium during operations over Cologne, Germany. FS D.H. McLeod, Sgts R.C. Barrett (RAF), S. Leigh (RAF), and R.W.L. Muir (RAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot McLean was buried at St. Troncl, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
MCLEAN, LAWRENCE MUNRO WO1 (P) R62458. From Cultis Lake, British Columbia. Killed Jan 6/43 age 27. #1406 Meteorological Flight, Wick, Scotland. Miles Master aircraft #T 8616 crashed at Leuchars airfield, Wick, Scotland. One of the crew, not Canadian, was also killed. WO McLean had been injured in a flying accident on May 21, 1941. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot McLean is buried in the Leuchar Cemetery, Fifeshire, Scotland.
MCLEAN, LESLIE P/O(AG) J90928//R114759. From Wapella, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 5/44 age 24. #460 Australia Squadron (Strike And Return). Lancaster aircraft #NE 174 missing during night operations over Orleans, France. Sgts G.C. Micklefield (RAF) and F.D. Wills (RAF) were also killed. Four of crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McLean is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Donnemain-Saint-Mames, Eureet-Loir, France.
MCLEAN, PAUL ROGER LAC(P) R251972 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 24/43 age 20. #6 Elementary Flying Training School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Two Tiger Moth aircraft collided. Please see Butler J.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot McLean is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
MCLEAN, ROBERT HARVEY FS(P) R121634. From Camrose, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 7/43 age 21. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). FS McLean lost his life when Spitfire aircraft #AR 521 went down in the English Channel off St. Brieuc, France. Flight Sergeant Pilot McLean has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEAN, ROBERT JAMES FS(AG) R273645. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 5/45 age 20. #547 Squadron. Liberator aircraft missing. Please see Sweeney V.D. for casualty list and sortie detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McLean has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEAN, RONALD NEIL WO2(WAG) R69367. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 30/43 age 21. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Shuttleworth E.L. for casualty fist and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLean has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEAN, ROY VICTOR SGT(FE) R79756. From Bethune, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 21/43 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see SeIlar E.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer McLean is buried in the St. John Churchyard, Boldre, Hampshire, England.
MCLEAN, THOMAS BEGLEY AC1 7581. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Apr 22/40 age 31. #8 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in a automobile – train collision at the Coxheath railway crossing, Sydney. Cpls C.A. Hale and H.A. Powers were also killed. AirCraftman First Class McLean is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
MCLEAN, WILLIAM EUGENE F/O(P) J35287//R119126. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 2/45 age 25. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Target – Wiesbaden, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #NN 772 was homeward bound when it was shot down in flames by anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Bad Schwalbach at Springen, Germany. Four members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Two members of the crew, not Canadians, were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Pilot McLean was buried at Springen, exhumed, and reinterred in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
MCLEAR, MAURICE P/O(P) J86361//R155066. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 8/44 age 31. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft #MZ 577 missing during a night trip to Juvisy, France. P/Os S.F. Kelley, ED. Woods, and FS R.O. Connor (RAF) were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot McLear is buried in the Old Cemetery, Villeneuve St. Georges, Seine-et-Oise, France.
MCLEISH, JOHN ALEXANDER MACTAVISH F/O(P) J9562. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 28/43 age 23. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Hamer J.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McLeish is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
MCLELLAN, ALBERT BENJAMIN FS(WAG) R64893. From River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Sep 10/42 age 27. #61 Squadron (Per Purarn Tunantes). BROTHER to Cyril Cobb McLellan. Target – Rheinberg, Germany. Please see Poch L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLellan was buried at Cologne, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCLELLAN, BRUCE HILARY P/O(WAG) J95052//R180571. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Feb 11/45 age 21. #3 Ferry Unit, Egypt. Boston aircraft had the starboard tire torn off during take-off at Blide, Algeria. When the aircraft landed at Catania, Sicily it ran off the runway, hit a railway van and turned over onto its side. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLellan is buried in the War Cemetery at Catania, Sicily.
MCLELLAN, CLEMENT PERCIVAL SGT(P) R62841. From Caplin River, Bonaventure County, Quebec. Killed Nov 27/41 age 24. #2 Operational Training Unit. Sgt McLellan was killed when Blenheim aircraft #N 3596 crashed at Barnston, Yorkshire. Sergeant Pilot McLellan is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Brandesburton, Yorkshire, England.
MCLELLAN, CYRIL COBB WO2(AG) 11549. From River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 2/43 age 25. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. BROTHER to Albert Benjamin McLellan. Lancaster aircraft #HB 811 was hit by flak over enemy territory on July 25, 1943. WO McLellan succumbed to his wounds while in the Addenbrook Hospital. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner McLellan is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
MCLELLAN, GORDON KEITH SGT(AG) R200655. From Acton, Ontario. Killed in Action May 15/44 age 33. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Lanouette JA. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner McLellan is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCLELLAN, NORMAN MILTON F/O(N) J8807. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 29. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #R 5622 was shot down at Weisengrund, Mies, Czeckoslovakia. WO A. Podo’sky, FSs R. Beaven D.F.M. (RAF), J. Rodgers (RAF), Sgt M. Kleinhorn (RAF), P/O F.C. Milton (RAF), and F/L W.B. Wells (RAF) were also killed. This was F/O McLellan’s 34th operation. Flying Officer Navigator McLellan was buried in the Municipal Cemetery at Wiesngrund, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Olsany, Prague, Czeckoslovakia.
MCLELLAN, ROSS CAMPBELL SGT(AG) R126941. From Harrow, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 22/43 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see East R.C. for casualty list and operations detail. Sergeant Air Gunner McLellan is buried in the Cassino War Cemetery, Frosinone, Italy.
MCLELLAN, VAUGHAN ALBERT WO1(WAG) R73406. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jun 19/44 age 22. #59 Squadron (Ab Uno Disce Omnes). The crew of Liberator aircraft #FL 989 were on an anti-sub patrol when they flew into high ground in cloud at Glengad Head, County Donagal, Ireland. FS RE. Baillargeon, FSs K.J.N. Apitz (RAAF), B.A. Cooper (RAAF), J. Haines (RAF), and F/L R.P. Wade (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLellan is buried in the Tamlaght Finlagan Church of Ireland Churchyard, Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Ireland. Addendum: Two Liberator aircraft crashed into the mountains at Shroove and Glengad on the same date, killing 16 airmen. On Sunday June 19 1994 a commemoration service was held at Greencastle, close to where one of the aeroplanes came down. Crosses were erected in memory of those who lost their lives. The service was attended by around 200 people including the mayor of Londonderry, Jim Guy and East Londonderry M.P. William Ross. A number of wreaths were laid on the graves of the airmen following Sunday’s service, including one sent by the Air Chief Marshal of the Australian Air Force. Detail provided by David E. Thompson, Middlesborough, England.
MCLELLAN, WILLIAM ROBERT FS(AG) R113865. From Middle Cloverdale, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Aug 10/43 age 23. #511 Squadron. Albermarle aircraft missing. Please see Clark D.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McLellan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
MCLENAHAN, ARTHUR CEDRIC FS(P) R99282. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Aug 26/43 age 23. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft #HE 515 was seen to go down in the target area, Taranto, Italy. F/O F.P. Wilson, FS J.G. Brislan and Sgt E. Munstemian were also killed. One member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot McLenahan is buried in the War Cemetery at Bari, Italy.
MCLENNAN, BURNS ALEXANDER F/O(P) J20576. From White Rock, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 17/43 age 26. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Schneider G.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McLennan is buried in the City Cemetery at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
MCLENNAN, DONALD MORRISON P/O(N) J26332//R110167. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jun 24/43 age 19. #45 Transport Group, Dorval, Quebec. P/O McLennan, Sgts E.L. Barrett, and P.A. Naylor (RAF) were on a training flight and were all killed when Hudson aircraft #FK 442 crashed between St. Adolphe de Howard and Otereke, Quebec. Pilot Officer Navigator McLennan is buried in the Masonic Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.
MCLENNAN, HILBERT ALEXANDER FS(WAG) R62633. From Apple Hill, Ontario. Killed Jan 3/42 age 20. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Martin CT. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLennan is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.
MCLENNAN, JOHN ALEXANDER F/O(P) J26824//R172291. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 11/45 age 20. #423 Squadron (Quaerimus Et Petimus). Sunderland aircraft crashed. Please see Seeger J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McLennan is buried in the Church of Ireland Churchyard, lrvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
MCLEOD, ALEXANDER CORBETT F/O(BA) J24650. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 10/44 age 24. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #ME 688 failed to return from a gardening operation. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer McLeod has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEOD, ALLAN JOHN P/O(AG) C95381//R130146. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 24. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Worms, Germany. Please see Stuart R.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McLeod is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCLEOD, ALLISTER CURRIE P/O(BA) J95367//R205150. From Balmoral, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 1/44 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Oberhausen, Germany. BROTHER to Norman Stanley McLeod. Please see Balfour A.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer McLeod is buried in the Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.
MCLEOD, DANIEL MELVIN SGT(WAG) R95290. From Belmont, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 4/43 age 27. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see WO C. Harold Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLeod has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEOD, DONALD CAMERON F/O(P) J14337. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 26/44 age 21, #414 Sarnia Imperials Squadron. F/O McLeod was flying Mustang aircraft #AG 476 on a tactical reconnaissance operation when he was shot down in flames by an enemy aircraft and crashed near Gisorp, France. Flying Officer Pilot McLeod is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.
MCLEOD, DONALD GEORGE P/O(P) J87657//R156980. From Waterford, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 31/44 age 21. #1664 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Rahn R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot McLeod is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCLEOD, DONALD GRAHAM P/O(P) J5071. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 2/41 age 27. #31 Elementary Flying Training School, DeWinton, Alberta. BROTHER to James Norman McLeod. P/O McLeod was killed when Tiger Moth aircraft #4247 crashed twelve miles north-west of the airport at Calgary, Alberta. Pilot Officer Pilot McLeod is buried in the Regina Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
MCLEOD, DONALD HUGH FS(N) R128853. From Alliance, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 9/43 age 20. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Target – Cologne, Germany. Please see FS K.W. McLean for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator McLeod was buried at St. Trend, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
MCLEOD, DONALD KERR LAC R199440. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Mar 19/44 age 21. #1 Construction and Maintenace Unit. Death by natural causes while in the Christie Street Hospital, Toronto. Leading AirCraftrnan McLeod is buried in St. John’s Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
MCLEOD, ELLIS GEORGE FS(P) R119526. From Shoal Lake, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 28/43 age 19. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #ED 303 failed to return from a night bombing operation against Hamburg, Germany. F/O D. Allister Campbell was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot McLeod has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEOD, GEORGE SGT(P) R188456. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Dec 6/44 age 35. #31 Air Navigation School, Port Albert, Ontario. Sgt McLeod, LACs V.R. Edwards (RAF), S.H. Lazarus (RAF), and F.G. Ovenden (RAF) all lost their lives when Anson aircraft #12043 went missing during a navigation exercise. Sergeant Pilot McLeod has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
MCLEOD, GERALD FRANCIS SGT(P) R65208. From Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 11/41 age 21. #107 Squadron (Nous Y Serons). Blenheim aircraft failed to return from a sortie. F/O R.A. Greenhill (RAF) and Sgt A.M. Smith (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Pilot McLeod has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
MCLEOD, GRAHAM ALEXANDER SGT(AG) R56648. From St. James, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 8/41 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Sgt R.D. Killin for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner McLeod is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery, So[tau, Germany.
MCLEOD, HAROLD DICK P/O(AG) J94365//R196971. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Linstead J.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McLeod is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCLEOD, HENRY WALLACE S/L(P) J4912 0.5.0., D.F.C. & Bar. From Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 27/44 age 28. #443 Hornet Squadron (Our Sting Is Death). S/L McLeod was on a high patrol over the Nijmegen area of Holland in Spitfire 4#NH 245 and was last seen when the Squadron attacked an enemy aircraft. He was the top scoring RCAF pilot credited with destroying twenty-one enemy aircraft. Squadron Leader Pilot McLeod is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCLEOD, HUGH NORMAN P/O(BA) J90934//R180838. From Kars, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 16/44 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see LaBelle J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer McLeod is buried in the Aabenraa Cemetery, Jutland, Denmark.
MCLEOD, IVAN GORDON FS(AG) R105778. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 30/43. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Oldenburg, Germany. Please see Lemke J.J. for casualty list and trip detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McLeod is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.
MCLEOD, JAMES NORMAN F/L(P) J22993. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 31/44 age 22. #430 City of Sudbury Squadron. BROTHER to Donald Graham McLeod. F/L McLeod was killed while flying Spitfire aircraft #RM 818 on a tactical reconnaissance operation and was shot down five miles south of Eindhoven, Holland. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McLeod is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
MCLEOD, JOHN CLAIR F/O(P) J42059//R205363. From Minnedosa, Manitoba. Killed Jan 5/45 age 20. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Robillard L.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McLeod is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MCLEOD, JOHN MALCOLM FS(AG) R151652. From Trail, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 14/44 age 31. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Target – Brest, France. Please see McAulay M. for casualty list and operations detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McLeod is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Crozon, Finistere, France.
MCLEOD, JOHN PICKLES SHAW WO1(WAG) R108649. From New Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 22. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see F/O J.A. Linde for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLeod was buried in the Garrison Cemetery at Wesermunde-Geestemunde, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany.
MCLEOD, JOHN WfLLIAM P/O(AG) J95353//R255871. From Cannnore, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 1/45 age 20. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Vohwinkel, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #NC 332 was enroute to the target when it was shot down by Allied gunfire and crashed on a farm near Emrnnes, Belgium five miles north of Namur. P/O E.D. Mathison, Sgt C.D. Bassett (RAF), F/O J.D. Booth (RAF), FS J.E.W. Fenwick (RAF), S/L A.A.F. Mills (RAF), P/Os J.D.K. Sterling (RNZAF), and G.D. Long (RAAF) were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this operation. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McLeod was buried in the American Military Cemetery at Fosse, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Leopoldsburg, Limburg, Belgium.
MCLEOD, LAWRENCE HERBERT F/O(P) J25876//R162612. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 23/45 age 23. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Mosquito aircraft #HR 342 missing during a night operation over the Cologne area of Germany. The RAF navigator, F/O G.D. Morrison, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot McLeod is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCLEOD, NORMAN RICHARD LAC R68643 – air frame mechanic. From Portnaguran, Stornoway, Scotland. Died Mar 29/42 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Death by natural causes while in the Neurological Base Hospital, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Leading AirCraftman McLeod is buried in the Eye Cemetery, Stornoway, Isle of Llewis, Scotland.
MCLEOD, NORMAN STANLEY WO2(N) R134200. From Balmoral, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 3/43 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). BROTHER to Allister Currie McLeod. Lancaster aircraft #DS 713 was shot down at Monchen-Gladbach, Germany during operations against Dusseldorf, Germany. F/O D.W. Ditzler, WOs G.T. Mutton, C.E. Flewin, FS J. Galloway, Sgts M.E. Gee, and J.C. Ellis (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator McLeod was buried at Monchen-Gladbach, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCLEOD, RALPH ERVIN F/O(P) J3522. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed Jan 4/42 age 23. #7 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Ucluelet, British Columbia. Blackburn Skark aircraft #518 was returning from a patrol when it proceeded to carry out air fighting tactics with Shark aircraft #549 which was also returning from a patrol. Aircraft #549 maintained a straight course to base and aircraft #518 dove under #549 and climbed up into its path causing the floats of #549 to collide with the empennage of #518 rendering #518 out of control. Shark aircraft #518 dove into the ground and burned at Shattock Hill between Finlayson Landing and Big Bay, British Columbia. Sgt J.E. Cormier was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot McLeod is buried in All Saints Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
MCLEOD, ROBERT DONALD F/L(P) J7587. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Sep 13/44 age 23. #1658 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Sobeski V. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McLeod has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCLEOD, RODERIC MURRAY FS(BA) R119623. From Savant Lake, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 28/43 age 23. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #BB 283 went down near Escoublac-La-Baule during operations over St. Nazaire, France. FSs G. McGrath, R.F. Beckett, Sgts J.J. Goldspink, C. Foster, Sgts Ansley (RAF), and W.J.S. Boyd (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer McLeod is buried in the War Cemetery at Escoublac-LaBaule, France.
MCLEOD, RODERICK M. LAC R112014. From Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Died Apr 1/45 age 52. Leading AirCraftman McLeod is buried in the Brookfield Presbyterian Cemetery, Brookfield, Prince Edward Island.
MCLEOD, ROY F/O(AG) J14630. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action May 12/44. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Target – Hasselt, Belgium. Please see F/O W.L. Vander Dasson D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner McLeod is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
MCLEOD, WILLIAM GORDON F/O(BA) J39929. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 10/45 age 30. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Seeley F.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer McLeod is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MCLEOD, WILLIAM PETER F/O(WAG) J47871. From Claresholm, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 6/45 age 23. #357 Squadron. Liberator aircraft missing. Please see F/O J.J. Perron for casualty list and other detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McLeod has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
MCLINTOCK, WILLIAM STEWART F/O(N) J38773. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 21/44 age 22. #437 Husky Squadron (Omnia Passim). Dakota aircraft lost. Please see S/L R.W. Alexander D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator McLintock has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMAHON, DARYL OWEN P/O(AG) J17314//R69475. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 11/43 age 19. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Lalonde L.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McMahon is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
MCMAHON, DAVID BERNARD LAWRENCE F/O(P) J6379. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 5/43 age 26. #92 Squadron (Aut Pugna Aut Morere). F/O McMahon lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft #VB 646 was shot down at Pisida. Flying Officer Pilot McMahon is buried in the Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia.
MCMAHON, JOHN ARTHUR FS(WAG) R82745. From Renfrew, Ontario. Killed Jul 15/42 age 22. #3 Operational Training Unit, Cranwell, England. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Hammell M.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McMahon has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMAHON, JOHN FRANKLIN LAC R79941 – air frame mechanic. From Covan, Saskatchewan. Died Apr 24/42 age 28. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Death by natural causes while in the General Hospital in Newark, Nottinghamshire. Leading AirCraftman McMahon is buried in the Cemetery at Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England.
MCMANAMAN, EDWARD CARROL FS(AG) R56323. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Jan 17/42 age 21. #27 Operational Training Unit. Anson aircraft #N 5030 flew into the summit of Snae Fell Mountain, Isle of Man. FS J.C. Addy D.F.M. (RAF) and one civilian were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McManaman is buried in the St. Patrick Churchyard, Jurby, Isle of Man.
MCMANAMAN, REGINALD WILLIS F/O(AG) J26840 M.i.D. From Amherst, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Dec 2/43 age 19. #619 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #JB 847 failed to return from night ops., a raid against Berlin, Germany. F/O J.F. Bower M.i.D. and two members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Three members of the crew, not Canadians, were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Air Gunner McManaman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMANUS, JOHN FRANCIS P/O(AG) J86882//R176604. From Robb, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 27/44 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see F/L E.E. Kearl D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McManus has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMANUS, KENNETH ALLEN SGT(OB) R66076. From Welland, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 10/41 age 22. #226 Squadron (Non Sibi Sed Patriae). Blenheim aircraft #K 7280 was shot down in the sea off the East Frisian Islands. Sgt J.M. Osborne was also killed. Sergeant Observer McManus has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMANUS, PATRICK JOSEPH HOWARD P/O(P) J182851/R90957. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 29/43 age 22. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Mayer H.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot McManus has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
MCMANUS, RODNEY LOUIS SGT(AG) R179312. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 20. #576 Squadron (Carpe Diem). Lancaster aircraft #ME 585 missing from night operations against Brunswick, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew were also killed. There were two #576 Sqdn. aircraft lost in this area on this date. Following is a casualty list from both aircraft; Sgts J.W. Anderson (RAF), A. Barclay (RAF), B.E. Clarke (RAF), A.C. Jackson (RAF), D.G. Mann (RAF), R. Mosley (RAF), J.K. Mosman (RAF), F.D. Robbins (RAF), FS F.C. Hickling (RAF), and F/O B.N.J. Price (RAF). Sergeant Air Gunner McManus is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
MCMANUS, RUPERT GEORGE P/O(AG) J95363//R268539. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 7/45 age 37. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Hernmingstedt, Germany. Please see Allen A.G. for casualty list and trip detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McManus is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
MCMANUS, SAMUEL F/O(BA) J21788. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 9/43. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft #LW 315 was shot down at Harsewinkel, Germany whilst engaged in night operations over Hanover, Germany. P/O G.L. Hughes, F/L R.F. Williams, and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer McManus was buried at Harsewinkel, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MCMANUS, WALTER BARTHOLOMEW BENEDICT P/O(P) J5469. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jan 7/42 age 27. #504 County of Nottingham Squadron (Vidicat In Ventis). P/O McManus was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #P 7823 crashed at RoughIan near Lurgan, Ireland. Pilot Officer Pilot McManus is buried in the Mount St. Joseph Roman Catholic Churchyard, Ballycranbeg, County Down, Ireland.
MCMARTIN, JOHN SAUNDERS LAC(P) R68270 – under training. From Thorndale, Ontario. Killed Jan 23/41 age 23. #6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario. LAC McMartin and Sgt G.D. Pomeroy were killed when Yale aircraft #3352 crashed at Dunnville during an instructional flight. Leading AirCraftman Pilot McMartin is buried in Clipperton Cemetery, Thomdale, Ontario.
MCMASTER, DONALD ALEXANDER P/O(P) J7899. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jul 9/42 age 28. #250 Squadron (Close To The Sun). P/O McMaster was assigned to fly Kittyhawk aircraft #DV 932 from an airstrip in the Middle East. He took off and did a left hand turn, the aircraft went into a spin at 100 feet and he was killed when the aircraft crashed. Pilot Officer Pilot McMaster is buried in the Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt.
MCMASTER, JAMES GORDON P/O(P) J19923. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 16/44. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft crashed at Potter House Farm. Please see Parsons E.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot McMaster is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCMASTER, JAMES HERBERT FS(N) R163746. From Regina, Saskatchewan, Killed Oct 21/43 age 20. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Paterson W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator McMaster is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
MCMASTER, MALCOLM STALKER P/O(AG) J95398//R271094. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 16/45. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Target – Zeitz, Germany. Please see Quigley F.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McMaster is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MCMASTER, PHILIP ALEXANDER F/L(P) J4429. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action May 26/45 age 26. #356 Squadron (We Bring Freedom And Assistance). Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see FS J.W. Anderson for casualty list and other detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McMaster has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
MCMASTER, ROBERT ANDREW CPL R86951 – air frame mechanic. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Aug 5/43. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Cpl. McMaster was killed in a collision between an airman on a bicycle and a service pedestrian on the Croft SPA bridge, England. Corporal McMaster is buried in the West Cemetery at Darlington, Durham, England.
MCMEEKAN, WILLIAM JAMES P/O(BA) J899431/R156951. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 22. #630 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Lancaster aircraft missing during a night trip to Berlin, Germany. P/O L.R. Ingell was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer McMeekan is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MCMEHEN, ROBERT JOHN F/O(N) J14499. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 27. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see Swain S.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator McMehen is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MCMENOMY, SYDNEY FS(AG) R78058. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 7/42 age 21. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Motem). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Lawrence J.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McMenomy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMICHAEL, EDWARD KITCHENER LAC R78654 – aero engine mechanic. From Goderich, Ontario. Killed Mar 26/43 age 27. #115 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Annette Island, Alaska. Norseman aircraft crashed. Please see Curry F.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman McMichael has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
MCMILLAN, ALEXANDER FS(WAG) R76601. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 14/42. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Le Havre, France. Please see Norris J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McMillan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMILLAN, ALEXANDER TERYL SGT(OB) R67522. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 21/41 age 24. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom), BROTHER to Osman McMillan. Hampden aircraft #P 1212 crashed in the dark at Haltham, four miles north of Coningsby, England. Sgts D.G. Bradley (RNZAF) and R.A. Stansfield (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Observer McMillan is buried in the Cemetery at Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England.
MCMILLAN, ARCHIBALD KENZIE P/O(P) J92761//R147696. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Mar 24/45 age 22. #46 Squadron (We Rise To Conquer). The crew of Stirling aircraft #PJ 911 were on a training flight from Castel Benito, North Africa to their base in the United Kingdom when they struck a mountain thirty-seven miles south-west of Perpignan, France. F/L G. Couldrey (RAF), FSs J.M. Coad (RAF), F.R. Jones (RAF), A.M. Ross (RAF), F/L C. Cooper D.F,M. (RAF), F/Os I.R. Cowan D.F.C. (RAAF), and F.W. Douglas (RAAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot McMillan is buried in the Mazargues Cemetery Extension, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.
MCMILLAN, CLARENCE ORVILLE FS(BA) R142111. From Mankota, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 1/44 age 21. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Target – Vierzon Junction, France. Please see Stecyk J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer McMillan is buried in the Communal Cemetery at St. Pierre-de-Jards, Indre, France.
MCMILLAN, COLIN WILLIAM F/O(BA) J35127. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 27. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Worms, Germany. Please see F/L E.S. Maguire for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer McMillan is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCMILLAN, DONALD JAMES F/O(N) J35716//R183787. From Orangeville, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 1/45 age 23. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Ludwigshaven, Germany. Please see S/L H.K. Stinson D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. This was F/O McMillan’s 24th operation. Flying Officer Navigator McMillan is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCMILLAN, GEORGE F/O(N) J14772. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 25. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Maxwell D.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator McMillan is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
MCMILLAN, GEORGE AC2 R63668 – instrument mechanic. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Died Dec 31/40 age 38. #5 Service Flying Training School, Brantford, Ontario. Death by natural causes while at the Brantford General Hospital. AirCraftman Second Class McMillan is buried in the Bayview Cemetery, Wiarton, Ontario.
MCMILLAN, GLEN ALLAN WO1(P) R79669. From Antler, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). WO McMillan was on his 16th. operation when he was killed during an attack against Duisburg, Germany. Halifax aircraft #JB 791 was shot up by a German JU-88 fighter aircraft, the front perspex was hit but none of the crew were hurt. Fires broke out in the starboard wing and five of the crew bailed out at 12,000 feet, fifty miles west of Duisburg. Sgt Klein stated he was the last to go out the front hatch and thought he heard an explosion soon after. One RAF member of the crew, Sgt Alison was right behind Klein but was also killed. Four Canadians, Sgts W.J. Klein, W.J. Howell, Wallace, and H.G. Bees were taken Prisoners of War. There were two #419 Squadron aircraft lost this night. Please see Sgt W.A. Simonett for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot McMillan was buried in the City Cemetery at MonchenGladbach, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCMILLAN, GORDON AC2 R147518. From Calgary, Alberta. Died May 8/45 age 42. AirCraftman Second Class McMillan is buried in the Moose Jaw Cemetery, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
MCMILLAN, HAROLD RAY FS(WAG) R90126. From London, Ontario. Killed Aug 25/42 age 23. #1 Operational Training Unit. Hudson aircraft crashed in the sea. Please see Randall E.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McMillan is buried in the Annan Cemetery, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries eounty, Scotland.
MCMILLAN, JOHN ALEXANDER WO2(P) R100424. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jan 21/43 age 22. #411 Grizzly Bear Squadron (Inimicus Inimico). WO McMillam was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #AA 754 collided with a Lysander aircraft and crashed in the sea 100 yards off shore two miles south of Skegness, Lincolnshire. WO McMillan had been slightly injured on October 27, 1942 when he landed his #411 Squadron Spitfire aircraft with the wheels retracted. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot McMillan is buried in the Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England.
MCMILLAN, LAWRENCE F/L(P) J10231//R80445 D.F.C., A.M. From Miami, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 9/45 age 23. #400 City Of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). F/L McMillan was on a photo reconnaissance mission covering the withdrawl of German ships proceeding from Danish waters off the east coast of Denmark when he was hit by anti-aircraft fire from the German ships; the aircraft blew up in flight. His unarmed Spitfire aircraft #PM 142 was shot down the day after hostilities had ceased in Europe. These same ships had been attacked by Russian aircraft earlier in the day. Strong retaliatory action was taken against the German ships for violating the cease fire. This information was provided by B. Hansen a Danish researcher from Copenhagen. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McMillan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMILLAN, OSMAN P/O(P) J92574//R164153. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 25/44 age 21. #441 Silver Fox Squadron (Stalk And Kill) BROTHER to Alexander Teryl McMillan. Spitfire aircraft #NH 151 was hit by flak during a patrol over the Nijmegen area of Holland. P/O McMillan attempted a forced landing and was killed when his damaged aircraft struck a gully. Pilot Officer Pilot McMillan is buried in the Mook War Cemetery, Mook-en-Middelaar, Holland.
MCMILLAN, RICHARD LYLE F/O(P) J44860//R210542. From Nanaimo, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 9/45 age 20. #159 Squadron (Quo Non Quando Non). Target – Khai-Hua-Gang, India. Please see F/O N. Zakow for casualty list and other detail. Flying Officer Pilot McMillan is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon, Burma. His name is also inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
MCMILLAN, RODERICK WO2(N) R143734. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 13/44. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Target – Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Please see Lemky R.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator McMillan is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
MCMILLIN, JAMES PARKER S/L(N) J8437. From Barrie, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 25/43 age 23. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #LM 327 failed to return from night operations against Elberfield, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Squadron Leader Navigator McMillin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMINNIMAN, CHARLES HOWARD F/O(P) J15893. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jul 28/43 age 21. #232 Squadron (Strike). F/O McMinniman lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft #JK 274 was shot down off Catania, Sicily. Flying Officer Pilot McMinniman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
MCMORRAN, ALBERT ELMORE F/L(P) J35722//R166689. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 11/45 age 25. #619 Squadron. BROTHER to George Melvin McMarren. Lancaster aircraft #SW 254 crashed at Loberitz, Germany during night operations to Leipzig, Germany. F/L B.A. Williamson, one RAF member of the crew, and three members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McMorran was buried at Loberitz, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MCMORRAN, GEORGE MELVIN STARK F/L(P) J362601/R181254. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 8/45 age 28. #619 Squadron. BROTHER to Albert Elmore McMorran. Lancaster aircraft #ME 286 failed to return from a night operation, a raid against Hamburg, Germany. Two Canadians, F/Os Hamsen and Turner were taken Prisoners of War. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McMorran has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMORRIS, JOSEPH KENNETH F/O(P) J23760. From Lewvan, Saskatchewan. Killed Dec 1/43 age 24. #8 Service Flying Training School, Moncton, New Brunswick. F/O McMorris and LAC J.K. Murphy left the airfield in Harvard aircraft #FE 995 at 13:00 hours for a sequence review and were not heard from again. Although an extensive search was undertaken the aircraft wreckage was not found until May 31, 1946. Both airmen were killed when the Harvard crashed in some timberland one and one half miles off a road near the village of Anderson sixteen miles north-east of Sackville, New Brunswick. Flying Officer Pilot McMorris is buried in the Regina Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
MCMULLEN, DOUGLAS JAMES F/O(WAG) J36038. From Campbellford, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Cambrai, France. Please see Pole R.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McMullen is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Meharicourt, Somme, France.
MCMULLEN, WILLIAM STUART P/O(P) J90038. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jan 13/45 age 33. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Einem). The crew of Lancaster aircraft #KB 793 were returning from a cross-country training flight to Middleton St. George, England when the port outer engine caught fire. The fire could not be extinguished and the propeller could not be feathered so P/O McMullen ordered his crew to bail out and he remained at the controls of the aircraft and guided it away from the city of Darlington, County Durham, England. The aircraft, with P/O McMullen still at the controls, crashed just outside of the city. The city of Darlington honored him by erecting a cairn and naming McMullen Road after him. Pilot Officer Pilot McMullen is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCMULLIN, CECIL ROBERT FS(AG) R82882. From Amprior, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 16/42 age 20. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft went missing off the south-west coast of France whilst laying mines. FSs T.H. Short, KS. Gunning, and Sgt H. Carter (RAF) were also killed. Three others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McMullin is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Hourtin, Gironde, France.
MCMULLIN, FRANCIS HUGH SGT(OB) R87749. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Mar 17/42 age 20. #6 Operational Training Unit. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see P/O F.B. Cobb for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Observer McMullin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMURACHY, WILLIAM DOUGLAS FS(AG) R116366. From Elphinstone, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 13/43 age 21. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #ED 987 failed to return from operations. FS E.J. St. Germain was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McMurachy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMURCHY, KENNETH CAMERON FS(AG) R253156. From Reston, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 15/45 age 21. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Smith V.B. for casualty list and operation detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McMurchy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCMURCHY, LORNE SINCLAIR F/O(P) J25893. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 21. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #ME 704 missing during night operations against Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Sgt D.A. Redshaw was also killed. Two Canadians, F/Os Berry and Shepperri were taken Prisoners of War. Three members of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flying Officer Pilot McMurchy is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
MCMURCHY, WILLIAM ARCHIBALD F/O(P) J5484. From Vonda, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 26/42. age 29. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft #R 5487 failed to return from night operations. FS J.P. Doyle was also killed. Five RAF crew members missing presumed killed. Flying Officer Pilot McMurchy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham,Surrey, England.
MCMURDO, JOHN WILLIAM SGT(WAG) R67119. From Cobourg, Ontario. Killed Jan 14/45 age 33. #26 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #MF 116 crashed at Holt Farm, Sketchley Hinckley, Liecestershire, England. F/O N. Chobaniuk and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McMurdo is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
MCMURDO, MELVIN ERNEST SGT 9703 – aero engine mechanic. From Tisdale, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 17/41 age 22. #400 City Of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). Sgt McMurdo was killed by a bomb explosion during an enemy raid on Kidbrooke, London, England. Sergeant McMurdo is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MCMURDY, GORDON ARCHIBALD W/C(P) J4534. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 25. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #JD 382 was attacked by three enemy night fighter aircraft and shot down during a night raid against Kassel, Germany. WOs F.J. Yackison, A.B. Willson, FS F.W. Peterkin, and Sgt T. Rawlings (RAF) were also killed. Two Canadians, F/L Shields and F/O W.C. Coleman, were taken Prisoners of War. This was W/C. McMurdy’s sixteenth operation. Wing Commander Pilot McMurdy is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
MCMURRAY, GERALD HENRY SGT R95428 – clerk. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Died on Service Oct 25/41 age 34. #2 Training Command, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sergeant McMurray is buried in the Family Plot in the Moosenose Cemetery at Oakbank, Manitoba.
MCMURRAY, RICHARD EDWARD SGT(P) R67226. From Gilmour, Ontario. Killed Sep 11/41 age 22. #53 Operational Training Unit. Sgt McMurray was killed when his Spitfire aircraft crashed near Flemingstone, on the Scpathan Cow Bridge Road, Wales. Sergeant Pilot McMurray is buried in the Major Cemetery at Llantwit, Glamorganshire, Wales.
MCMURTRIE, JAMES CRAWFORD SGT(AG) R273057. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Aug 26/44 age 23. #83 Operational Training Unit. Two Wellington aircraft collided. Please see Sgt R.J. Sander for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner McMurtrie is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MCMURTRY, ALLAN FAIRBAIRN SGT(FE) R250838. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Dec 12/44 age 22. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Levine D. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer McMurtry is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
MCNAB, DAVID CHARLES FS(P) R83189. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed May 16/42 age 20. #16 Operational Training Unit. Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see FS K.G. McKee for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot McNab is buried in the St. John The Baptist Churchyard, Scampton, Lincolnshire, England.
MCNABB, ARTHUR CLARKE FS(P) R116358. From Minnedosa, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 31/43 age 24. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Harrison J.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot McNabb has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCNABB, ROBERT HUDSON P/O(AG) J89656//R182086. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 27/44 age 20. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see F/L A.T. Clark D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McNabb is buried in the Brandenburg Cemetery, Germany. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCNAIR, NATHANIEL WESLEY FS(BA) R166512. From Chilliwack, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 26. #460 Australia Squadron (Strike And Return). Lancaster aircraft #ED 370 missing during an attack against Berlin, Germany. Sgts G.D. Arnott, W. Belton (RAF), R.G. Jones (RAF), J.E. McIvor (RAF), and K.G. Smith (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer McNair is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
MCNAIR, PHILIP JOHN P/O(P) J29101//R130936. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 12/45 age 23. #241 Squadron. P/O McNair Waa-, killed when his Spitfire aircraft #MK 859 crashed in the sea one mile north-east of Cerrisa, Italy. Pilot Officer Pilot McNair has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
MCNAIR, WILLIAM ARCHIBALD WO2(WAG) R84846. From River Charlo, Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 20. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). The crew of Lancaster aircraft #ED 418 took off on operations and were not heard from again. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner McNair is buried in the Oud Leusden General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.
MCNALL, BURCHESTER CHESTER SGT(P) R79185. From Rochester, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Nov 10/42. #69 Squadron (With Vigilance We Serve). Wellington aircraft failed to return from operations. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. There were two #69 Sqdn. aircraft lost this date. Please see F/O W.H. Mathews D.F.C. for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Sergeant Pilot McNall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
MCNALLY, ALLAN FRANK P/O(AG) J88571. From Minaki, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 17/44 age 21. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Moi Le Deluge). Lancaster aircraft #PB 416 took off from Archangel, Russia to return to the United, Kingdom, last reported position was over Norway. Eight RAF crew members, F/O5 C.L. Fox, F. Levy, J.F. Naylor, D.C. Shea D.F.C., Sgt P.W. Groom, FSs G.M. McGuire, E.E.S. Peck, and D.G. Thomas were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McNally is buried in the Hallingdal Churchyard, Nesbyen, Norway.
MCNALLY, JACK ANGUS HALL F/L(P) J25142. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Died Jun 14/45 age 23. #417 City of Windsor Squadron (Supporting Liberty And Justice). F/O McNally was on disembarkation leave and accidentally drowned near Port Colbourne, Ontario at Nickel Beach. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McNally is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
MCNALLY, JOHN HENRY AC2 R71450. From Minaki, Ontario. Killed Dec 8/40 age 20. #4 Bombing and Gunnery School, Fingal, Ontario. AC2 McNally, F/O L.A. Wood, and AC2 E.W. Bourne were all killed when Fairey Battle aircraft #1650 crashed in Lake Erie near Port Burwell, Ontario. AirCraftman Second Class McNally is buried in Lake Of The Woods Cemetery, Kenora, Ontario.
MCNALLY, WILLIAM CARLISLE SGT(OB) R56297. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 4/42 age 24. #82 Squadron (Super Omnia Ubique). Blenheim aircraft lost in transit from Egypt to Malta. FS D.W. Beimes and Sgt P. Chaning-Pearce (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Observer McNally has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
MCNAMARA, JAMES EMMETT F/O(P) J15737. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 17/43 age 21. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere). F/O McNamara lost his life when Spiffire aircraft #BS 319 failed to return from operations, presumed enemy action. Flying Officer Pilot McNamara has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCNAMARA, PAUL EDWIN F/O(N) J29858. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 1/44 age 24. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). The crew of Stirling aircraft #LK 131 were on a supply dropping operation when they were shot down six miles west of Tilburg near Gilze, Holland. F/L A.J. Wallace, F/O C.B. Thompson, Sgts R.F.G. Bailey (RAF), W.A. Baxter (RAF), R.W. Bullen (RAF), and G.C. Hanson (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator McNamara is buried in the Gilze-en-Rijen Roman Catholic Cemetery at Gilze, North Brabant, Holland.
MCNARY, JOHN CRAWFORD P/O(P) J85395. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action May 2/44 age 23. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – St. Ghislain, Belgium. Lancaster aircraft #VS 711 had dropped its bomb load on the target when it was attacked from below by a German night fighter aircraft. The Lancaster caught fire and all the crew bailed out except for P/O McNary and P/O J.L. Chartrand. McNary was trying to help a wounded Chartrand when the aircraft exploded and crashed at Ghent, Belgium. This was P/O McNary’s sixteenth operation. The remainder of the crew, Canadians F/L F. Love, WOs D. Sangster, J.J. Wilson, F/O R.C. Long, and one crew member, Sgt Hill, who was not a Canadian, were all taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Pilot McNary is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
MCNAUGHTON, ANDREW ALBERT P/O(P) J7465. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 1/42 age 20. #185 Squadron (Ara Frjn Hu). Spitfire aircraft #BR 950 was in an aerial battle and was shot down by enemy aircraft. P/O McNaughton was killed when his Spitfire crashed in the sea east of Delimara Point. Pilot Officer Pilot McNaughton is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.
MCNAUGHTON, IAN GEORGE ARMOUR S/L(P) C1482. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 23/42 age 22. #61 Squadron (Per Purarn Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #R 5517 missing during a bombing raid over enemy territory. F/O W.D. McCulloch, P/O J.D. McKeown (RNZAF), Sgts S.E. Bradshaw (RAF), J.T. Fallon (RAF), and C.M. Parker (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing presumed killed. S/L McNaughton was the son of LGen A.C.L. McNaughton. Squadron Leader Pilot McNaughton is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
MCNAY, IRVIN ROBERT FS(BA) R167091. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 29. #101 Squadron (Mans Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #DV 297 crashed at Welford, England when returning from an attack against Nuremberg, Germany. WO A.N. Rice, two RAAF, and four RAF members of the crew were also killed. This was FS McNay’s fifth op. and this was one of 108 Allied aircraft lost this night. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer McNay is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MCNEAL, EDWARD GEORGE FS(WAG) 749891 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 15/44 age 23. #202 Squadron (Semper Vigilate). Catalina aircraft lost during operations. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McNeal is buried in the Melilla War Cemetery, Morocco.
MCNEELY, AINSLIE MORRISON FS 10149 – air frame mechanic. From Norwood, Ontario. Died Jun 14/44 age 28. RCAF Station, Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Death by natural causes while in the Deer Lodge Hospital at Winnipeg, Manitoba. Flight Sergeant McNeely is buried in the Protestant Cemetery at Norwood, Ontario.
MCNEIL, CAMERON LIVINGSTON F/O(P) J22154. From Woodbridge, Ontario. Killed Jan 23/44 age 24. #91 Squadron (We Seek Alone). F/O McNeil was practicing low-level bombing, and, as he pulled his Spitfire aircraft #EN 624 up out of the dive, it stalled and crashed in the sea at Pagham Harbour near Sidlesham, Sussex, England. Flying Officer Pilot McNeil is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MCNEIL, JAMES JOSEPH FS(AG) R252422. From New Waterford, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 20. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Target – Worms, Germany. Please see Pennington J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McNeil is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCNEIL, JOHN JOSEPH P/O(AG) J89407//R190270. From South West Lot #16, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Mar 15/44 age 27. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Lancaster aircraft #DS 813 returned from a trip to Stuttgart, Germany after having been shot up by a German FW-190 night fighter aircraft. P/O McNeil was killed during the fighter attack and was the only casualty. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McNeil is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgheshire, England.
MCNEIL, ROBERT WILLARD FS(AG) R178854. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 28. #78 Squadron (Memo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft #LW 589 was shot down at Les HautesRivieres during a night trip to Berlin, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts W.G. Baker, P.J.S. Crawford, H.D. Patchett, FSs J. Dear, H. Jackson, and J. Smith were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McNeil is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Les Hautes-Rivieres, Ardennes, France.
MCNEIL, RODERICK WO2(AG) R88342. From Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 23/43 age 23. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbria). Stirling aircraft #EH 882 failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner McNeil is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MCNEIL, WILLIAM YULE F/O(P) J19838//R106473. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 17/44. #179 Squadron. Wellington aircraft failed to return from an anti-sub patrol off Gibraltar. FS P.W. Crickmay was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot McNeil has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
MCNEILL, ANDREW F/O(P) J25785. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 14/44 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Schaff L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McNeill is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MCNEILL, DONALD JOHN P/O(BA) J18982//R129404. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 23. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Peenemunde, Germany. Please see Leighton J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer McNeill is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MCNEILL, GEORGE GORDON SGT(AG) R92500. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Died Feb 26/42 age 21. #1 Y Depot, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sgt McNeill was on embarkation leave when he died of natural causes while in the Shaughnessy Military Hospital in Vancouver. Sergeant Air Gunner McNeil is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.
MCNEILL, JOHN CLAIR SGT(N) R140400. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Jan 2/43 age 23. #10 Advanced Flying Unit. Anson aircraft lost. Please see Sgt W.H. Maxwell for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Navigator McNeill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCNEILL, JOHN GORDON W/C(P) J9201 D.F.C. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Aug 21/44 age 25. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam) Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/L A.H. McBain D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Wing Commander Pilot McNeil is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCNEILL, STEPHEN THOMAS SGT(WAG) R65516. From Kenilworth, Ontario. Killed Jul 13/41 age 20. #15 Operational Training Unit. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Sgt H.G. Peel for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McNeill is buried in the St. James British Churchyard, Oporto, Portugal.
MCNICHOL, DAVID LOUIS FS(WAG) R114512. From Nokomis, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 25/43 age 23. #519 Squadron. Hampden aircraft #P 5334 missing during a meteorological flight off Wick, Scotland. P/O E.D. Bonin and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McNichol has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCNICHOL, GLEN ALEXANDER P/O(P) J17109. From Richlea, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 21. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #R 5484 missing whilst on a trip over enemy territory. Three Canadians, F/O Beaupre, P/O Lewis, and Sgt Hobbs were either Evaders or were taken Prisoners of War. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot McNichol is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Pontavert, Aisne, France.
MCNICHOLL, WILLIAM EUGENE F/O(P) J35904. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 6/44 age 29. #116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. Canso aircraft lost off Newfoundland. Please see Forth R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McNicholl has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
MCNIE, DONALD CAMERON P/O(BA) J92166//R149928. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 2/45 age 33. #619 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #PB 210 missing during night operations against Karlsruhe, Germany. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer McNie is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
MCNULTY, THOMAS NORMAN F/O(P) J19917. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Oct 10/44 age 25. #519 Squadron. Hudson aircraft #V 9195 was on a long-range meteorological flight when it developed engine trouble and ditched north-east of the Shetland Islands. F/O R.W. Akey and P/O J. Blair were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot McNulty has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCNUTT, FRANK ARTHUR WO2(WAG) R84998. From Truro, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 30/43. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Lancaster aircraft #ED 435 missing at night over enemy-held territory, presumed enemy action. One Canadian, P/O Cullum was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. Sgts T. Fazakerloy (RAF) and J. Robertson (RAF) was also killed. Three others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner McNutt is buried in the General Cemetery at Raalte, Overijssel, Holland.
MCORMOND, CHARLES ROBERT F/O(BA) J28557. From Sutherland, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 31. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – Cambrai, France. Please see Pole C.R. for casualty list and flight detail. This was F/O McOrmond’s fifth operation. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer McOrmond is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Meharicourt, Somme, France.
MCPHAIL, DONALD BURTON WO2(P) R67887. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 7/42 age 25. #263 Squadron (Ex Ungue Leonem). WO McPhail was killed when his Whirlwind aircraft dived into the sea off the south-west coast of Jersey Island during an enemy air attack. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot McPhail has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCPHAIL, WILLIAM HECTOR F/L(P) J21326//R139228. From Cromarty, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 13/45 age 25. #409 Nighthawk Squadron (Media Nox Meridies Nosier). The crew of Mosquito aircraft #HK 481 were returning from a night fighter patrol when the pilot missed the runway and landed on rough ground on the eastern side of the runway at Lille, Vendeville, France. F/L J.E. Donoghue was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McPhail was buried in the Cemetery at Lesquin, France, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery at Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
MCPHEE, ALLAN JEREMIAH WO2(AG) R75116. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 14/42 age 23. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). The pilot of Lancaster aircraft R 5558 made a crash landing in the sea four miles east of Wells, Norfolk. F/Os J.T. Blease (RNZAF), L.A. Davies (RAAF), and three RAF members of the crew were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner McPhee is buried in St. Mary Churchyard, Great Bircham, Bircham, Norfolk, England.
MCPHEE, EWAN CAMERON FS(WAG) R90725. From Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Killed Dec 17/42 age 27. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). BROTHER to John Aird McPhee. Lancaster aircraft #W 4359 caught fire in the air and a fuel tank exploded. The aircraft crashed five miles north-east of Oredannack, Cornwall. Sgts T.I. Manson (RNZAF), H.M. Sims (RAAF), R.S. Doom (RAF), J.O. Irving (RAF), W.H. Taylor (RAF), and F/O F.G. Shell (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McPhee is buried in the Helston Cemetery, Cornwall, England.
MCPHEE, JOHN AIRD P/O(NB) J165051/R69269. From Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 16/43 age 23. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). BROTHER to Ewan Cameron McPhee. Lancaster aircraft #ED 332 was shot down in a suburb of Berlin at Doberitz during operations over Berlin, Germany. WOs C.H. Reed and R.F. Bird were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer McPhee is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MCPHEE, JOHN ALLEN FS(AG) R92407. From Brock, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 12/42 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft crashed near Helmelsy, Yorkshire. FS F. Allen, Sgts G.J. Morgan (RAF), B. Norris (RAF), and three other members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McPhee is buried in the St. Catherine Churchyard, Banfnbyon-the-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
MCPHEE, JOSEPH NOEL F/L(P) J29733. From Courtenay, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 15/45 age 23. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Target – Lutzkendorf, Germany. Please see Thompson R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McPhee is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MCPHEE, STEPHEN DAVID SGT(WAG) R104097. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Died Oct 10/42. #1654 Conversion Unit. Sgt McPhee died of injuries sustained when in a collision with a motor van two miles south of Stamford, Lincolnshire. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McPhee is buried in the All Saints Churchyard, Wittering, Northamptonshire, England.
MCPHEE, VERNE ALEXANDER P/O(AG) J93391//R252818. From Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 30/44 age 19. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Halifax aircraft #LW 682 was shot down by flak near Dusseldorf, Germany during a bombing operation against Sterkrade, Germany. F/O T. Frederickson, P/Os G.E. Ryan, LT Pelechaty, and Sgt J. Sullivan (RAF) were also killed. Two Canadians, FS Turnquiet and F/O Nicholson, were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McPhee is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MCPHEE, WALTER NORVAL F/O(P) J12340. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 23. #427 Lion Squadron (Eerie Manus Certas). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Hawkes L.M. for casualty list and flight detail. This was F/O McPhee’s first operation. Flying Officer Pilot McPhee is buried in the Limmer. British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
MCPHERSON, BERNARD P/O(WAG) J19354//R103823. From Grand Forks, British Columbia. Killed Sep 25/43. #3 Ferry Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see WO G.B. Wigle for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McPherson was buried in the American Cemetery at Oran, exhumed, and reburied in Le Petit Lac Cemetery, Oran, Algeria.
MCPHERSON, CORAN LYMAN F/O(BA) J14996. From Vulcan, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 6/43 age 28. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Target – Mannheim, Germany. Please see Sgt J.P. Heinig for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer McPherson is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCPHERSON, DONALD CLIFFORD P/O(AG) J90243//R192879. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 20. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Sterkrade, Germany. Please see Robinson N.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McPherson is buried in the Biezenmortel Roman Catholic Cemetery, near Udenhout, North Brabant, Holland.
MCPHERSON, GEORGE EVERETT F/O(WAG) J38603. From New Albany, Mississippi, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 15/45 age 26. #232 Squadron (Strike). Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see F/O J.C. Todd for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McPherson was buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England. His remains were exhumed and reburied in the Cemetery at New Albany, Mississippi, U.S.A.
MCPHERSON, JAMES DIXON LAC(P) R163171 – under training. From York Township, Ontario. Killed Sep 4/43 age 24. #10 Elementary Flying Training School, Pendelton, Ontario. LAC McPherson and F/O R.M. Zurbrigg were both killed when Tiger Moth aircraft #4381 hit a high tension wire and crashed into the Nations River one mile north of Riceville, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot McPherson is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
MCPHERSON, JOHN RODERICK SGT R101635. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 1/42. #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft missing. Please see McDonald J.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant McPherson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
MCPHERSON, JOSEPH CAMPBELL FS(P) R85460. From Wawota, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 3/42 age 28. #1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit, Benson, England. Spitfire aircraft #R 7037 missing over enemy-held territory. Flight Sergeant Pilot McPherson is buried in the Old Communal Cemetery, Cherbourg, Manche, France.
MCPHERSON, JOSEPH MAXWELL P/O(AG) J90244//R197342. From Blenheim, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 22. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Sterkrade, Germany. Please see Robinson H.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McPherson is buried in the Biezenmortel Roman Catholic Cemetery, near Udenhout, North Brabant, Holland.
MCPHERSON, MURRAY LANGTRY P/O(P) J89285//R134929. From Myrtle, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 25/44 age 22. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). The crew of Lancaster aircraft #DV 177 were returning from a trip to Karlsruhe, Germany when they were shot down by an enemy night fighter aircraft. The Lancaster crashed at USAAF Station, Boxted, Essex, England. P/O F.W. Gunn, WO R.E. Cameron, and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot McPherson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MCPHERSON, NEIL DAVID LAC R142488, From Wapella, Saskatchewan. Died Sep 14/43 age 50. Leading AirCraftman McPherson is buried in St. Andrew’s Cemetery, Wapella, Saskatchewan.
MCPHERSON, WILLIAM HUGH F/O(P) J22449. From St. Vital, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 15/44 age 22. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Wheeler J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McPherson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCQUADE, WILLIAM JOSEPH 501(013) R69567. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug,6/41 age 25. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Hampden aircraft .#X 2917 crashed near Marham, Norfolk, England. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Observer McQuade is buried in the St. Michael Churchyard at Waddington, Lincolnshire, England.
MCQUAID, WILLIAM VINCENT FS(WAG) R67249. From Belleville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 30/42 age 21. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #R 5737 missing over enemy territory, presumed enemy action. Sgts L.G. Millar (RAF), R.A. Parsons (RAF), J.A. Rice (RAF), J.E. Sullivan (RAF) and P/O J.G. Stewart (RNZAF) were also killed. One other RAF member of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McQuaid is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Vrizy, Ardennes, France.
MCQUARRIE, JOHN PARKER WO2(WAG) R219160. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Jun 22/45 age 31. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick. Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see MacNeil D.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner McQuarrie is buried in the Cote Des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
MCQUEEN, DONALD GORDON LAC(P) R165955 – under training. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jun 29/43 age 26. #5 Service Flying Training School, Brantford, Ontario. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see LAC W.A. McIntosh for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot McQueen is buried in the Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario.
MCQUEEN, FRANCIS EDMUND P/O(FE) C91135//R122895. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Sterkrade, Germany. Please see Shannon G.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer McQueen is buried in the Protestant Churchyard, Castricum, Holland.
MCQUEEN, HOWARD JOHN SGT(FE) 10748. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 3/43 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Luxford F.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer McQueen is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
MCQUEEN, WILLIAM MELVIN P/O(P) J19843. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 24. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Sterkrade, Germany. Please see Habiluk M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot McQueen is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
MCQUESTION, LESLIE ARTHUR FS(AG) R180964. From Cadillac, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 20/43 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #DS 758 missing during a night trip to Frankfurt, Germany. P/Os K.L. Brager, T.D. Cochrane, WO M.A. McCurdy, Sgt E. Kent (RAF), and Sgt B. Smith (RAF) were also killed. One USAF member of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McQuestion is buried in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
MCQUILLAN, MURRAY ROBERT F/L(N) J28958/M181198. From Courtenay, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 23/45 age 22. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Target – Horten, Norway. Lancaster aircraft #PB 588 was shot down in flames west of Isle of Basta, Norway by a German JU-88 aircraft. F/Ls B.J. Hines (RAF), J. Ray (RAF), WO A.J. Marrable (RAF), FS C.W. Palmer (RAF), and Sgt J.M. Sinclair (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator McQuillan is buried in the Old Cemetery at Tonsberg, Norway.
MCQUILLIN, GEORGE ANDREW F/O(WAG) J10550. From Lucknow, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 14/43 age 34. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Lorient, France. Please see Sullivan W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McQuillin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCQUITTY, THOMAS F/O(WAG) J853411/R112082. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 6/45 age 31. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see F/L G.R. Pool D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McQuitty has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCRAE, CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK FS(AG) R147326. From Grand Pointe, Manitoba. Killed in Action Sep 23/43 age 26. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). Target – Mannheim, Germany. Please see F/L G. Turner D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McRae is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCRAE, DANIEL SINCLAIR FS(AG) R153528. From Rapid City, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 20. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Warner H.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McRae has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCRAE, DONALD WAYNE P/O(BA) J86303. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jun 21/44 age 21. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). The crew of Lancaster aircraft #LM 576 were engaged in an air test when they crashed near the River Lark, west of Suffolk, England. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer McRae is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MCRAE, HARRY NATHANIEL LAC R51585. From Souris, Manitoba. Died Oct 31/42 age 30. Leading AirCraftman McRae is buried in the Glenwood Cemetery, Souris, Manitoba.
MCRAE, HECTOR EARL F/O(P) J20195//R109245. From Huxley, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 23/43 age 23. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Halifax aircraft #LK 635 failed to return from night operations over Hanover, Germany. FS W.E. Dickson, Sgts E.G. Miller, A.R. Bohn (RAF), L. Cotton (RAF), and D.E. Jeffery (RAF) were also killed. One other crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot McRae has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCRAE, JOHN GORDON P/O(08) J29241//R175884. From Agassiz, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 25/43 age 29. #166 Canadian Squadron. Stranraer aircraft crashed. Please see Harvey H.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Observer McRae is buried in the Valley View Cemetery at Agassiz, British Columbia.
MCRAE, JOHN RODERICK SGT(AG) 798530 – Royal Air Force. From Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Apr 16/42 age 21. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way). Wellington aircraft failed to return from a sortie. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner McRae has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCRAE, LYNDS FARQUHAR F/O(WAG) J7088//R100211. From Westlock, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 5/42 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft missing, presumed over the target, presumed enemy action. Sgts F.R. Scott, J.N. Bourne (RAF), R. Morgan (RAF), T.E. O’Connell (RAF), J. Thorpe (RAF), and F/O R.E. Williams (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McRae is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium.
MCRAE, RODERICK HEAD FS(P) R79574. From Lacombe, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 11/42 age 28. #108 Squadron (Viribus Contractis). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see FS J.W. Brown for casualty list and operations detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot McRae has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
MCRAE, RONALD CAMERON FS(AG) R112668. From Meaford, Ontario. Killed in Action May 24/43 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Harrison F.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner McRae has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCRAE, WILLIAM GORDON F/L(P) J68341/R79508. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 26/45 age 29. #354 Squadron. Liberator aircraft was shot down. Please see F/O W.A. Payne for casualty list and other detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McRae has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
MCREE, ROBERTUS P/O(P) J7826. From De Soto, Mississippi, U.S.A. Killed Dec 20/41 age 23. RCAF Station, Trenton, Ontario. Harvard aircraft crashed. Please see Hilton F.N. for flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot McRee is buried in the Milton Rogers (White) Cemetery at De Soto, Mississippi, U.S.A.
MCRITCHIE, RONALD EDWIN SGT(OB) R107564. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Sep 14/42 age 34. #19 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Clarke R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Observer McRitchie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCROBB, JAMES KEITH F/O(N) J36381. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Legary H.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator McRobb is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
MCROBERTS, BRUCE OLIVER KINGSLEY SGT 412563 – Royal Australian Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 3/42 age 21. Sergeant McRoberts has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCROBERTS, CLARENCE ARTHUR F/O(N) J9915. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 11/42 age 29. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Juneau A.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator McRoberts is buried in the St. Phal Churchyard at Villiers-le-Duc, Cote D’Or, France.
MCROBIE, IAN MACKENZIE S/L(P) J14015. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 23. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Halifax aircraft #NA 510 was shot down by a German night fighter during a night trip to Cambrai, France. S/L McRobie maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to bail out. One RAF crew member was also killed. Two Canadians, P/O M.A. Bzowy and F/L G.W. Bedford were taken Prisoners of War. Two Canadians, WO McLeod, P/O Murray, and two RAF crew members were Evaders. S/L McRobie went down with the aircraft. Squadron Leader Pilot McRobie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCSHANE, JOHN THOMAS P/O(WAG) J89146//R204563. From Coquitlam, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 1/45 age 25. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Ludwigshaven, Germany. Please see S/L H.K. Stinson D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McShane is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCSHERRY, LESLIE ANDREW F/O(P) 39640 – Royal Air Force. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 8/40 age 21. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Whitley aircraft #K 8957 crashed 100 yards north of the Long Marston airfield at Warwickshire, England. Four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. The aircraft was being ferried from #10 OTU to Jurby, Isle of Man with F/O McSherry at the controls. Severe icing conditions occured at 8,000 feet and the intercom quit. The aircraft went out of control and the five tried to get into their parachutes. Only P/O George Slater of North Battleford, Saskatchewan managed to bail out and he jumped at 250 feet. He was badly injured but recovered to fly with #78 Sqdn. He was later promoted to Wing Commander of #139 Sqdn. flying Mosquito aircraft and earned a D.F.C. Flying Officer Pilot McSherry is buried in the Burstwick Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
MCSORLEY, BERNARD FRANCIS F/L(P) J17664 D.F.C. From Long Island, New York, U.S.A. Killed Jan 25/44 age 27. N.T.U, Upwood, England. F/L McSorley was awarded the D.F.C. while serving with #405 Squadron. The citation reads, This Officer has piloted his aircraft in the face of intense opposition to most of the heavily defended targets in Germany including Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Essen. His coolness, courage and devotion to duty has largely contibuted to the successful completion of many operational sorties.” F/L McSorley was killed when his Halifax aircraft #W 7823 crashed in the dark at Upwood Village, Huntingdon. Nine airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McSorley is buried in the Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Folkestone, Kent, England.
MCSORLEY, ROB F/O(P) J21393. From Verdun, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 22. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Lancaster aircraft #ED 809 missing from a night trip to Berlin, Germany. F/Os J.D. Lynch, P.R. Paice (RAF), G.F. Green (RAF), Sgts B.L. Gooding (RAF), and E.L. Foulkes (RAF) were killed. One member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot McSorley is buried in the Ugchelen-Heidehof General Cemetery, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Holland.
MCSWEEN, PETER OSWALD P/O(BA) J85654//R104073. From New Waterford, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 26. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Peenemunde, Germany. Please see Heard S.M. for casualty list and flight detail. This was P/O McSween’s fifteenth operation. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer McSween is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MCTAGGART, GEORGE ERNEST F/O(N) J14784. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 16143. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #EE 188 was shot down at Lingen/Ems, Germany during an operation to Berlin, Germany. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator McTaggart was buried at Lingen/Ems, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MCTAVISH, ALASTAIR FRASER P/O(P) J8174. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Mar 30/42 age 21. #42 Operational Training Unit. Blenheim aircraft #V 5572 had the port engine cut out and the aircraft crashed one and one half miles west of the aerodrome at Andover. Sgt R.C. Hunter (RNZAF) and one RAF crew member were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot McTavish is buried in the Andover Cemetery, Hampshire, England.
MCTAVISH, ARCHIBALD STEWART F/O(N) J14575//R142373. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Aug 7/44 age 27. #1664 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Southwick W.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator McTavish is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCVEAN, ALEXANDER BASIL SGT(AG) R188529. From Arnprior, Ontario. Killed Nov 6/43 age 21. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Station, Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Turner C.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner McVean is buried in the St. Patrick Churchyard, Jurby, Isle of Man.
MCVICAR, GLENN DUNCAN WO1 (WAG) R164145. From Ridgetown, Ontario. Killed Mar 1/45 age 29. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed at Lenchwick, England. Please see F/O F. Scott for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner McVicar is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MCVICAR, REGINALD ARCHIBALD F/O(P) J29220//R166899. From North Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 29/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – Scholven/Buer, Germany. Please see Sorrenti V.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McVicar was buried in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MCVIE, JOHN DUNLOP AC1 R258359 – tel. operator. From Trail, British Columbia. Killed Sep 24/44 age 19. #1 PDC. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see LAC L.I. Beach for casualty list and flight detail. AirCraftman First Class McVie was buried in the New Leiningen Cemetery, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MCWADE, JOHN ROBERT P/O(AG) J89887//R193004. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 1/44 age 23. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft #LJ 501 missing during a mine-laying operation off the Belgian Coast in the vicinity of Knocke. Six of the crew, not Canadians missing, believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner McINade is buried in the Cement House Cemetery, Langemarck, West Flanders, Belgium.
MCWHINNEY, ALBERT RICHARD SGT(AG) 7729. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 3/45 age 23. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Stephens D.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner McWhinney is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MCWHIRTER, GORDON RUSSELL SGT(AG) R262057. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed Oct 12/44 age 19. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Stoneman J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner McWhirter is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MCWILLIAM, JAMES BETHUNE F/L(P) J8217. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jul 25/44 age 28. #1 Flying Instructor School, Trenton, Ontario. F/Ls McWilliam and D.M. Bull were on a routine training flight and were killed when their Cessna Crane aircraft #8031 crashed into some trees and caught fire near Wooler, Ontario. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McWilliam is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dundalk, Ontario.
MCWILLIAM, ROBERT JAMES FS(WAG) R93977. From Ponoka, Alberta. Killed Nov 28/42. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). Stirling aircraft flew into the ground in Cambridgeshire. Sgt R.H. Broady (RNZAF), and four other members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McWilliam is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. –
MCWILLIAMS, CLARE PYMER P/O(WAG) J97590//R97079. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 1/44 age 23. #117 Squadron. Dakota aircraft #FX 563 failed to return from a supply- dropping operation. F/O H.G. Tackaberry was also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner McWilliams has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
MCWILLIAMS, FRANK COOPER P/O(P) J16798. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 20/43 age 21. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). P/O McWilliams lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft #LZ 899 was lost to enemy action near Le Toquet, France. Pilot Officer Pilot McWilliams is buried in the Military Cemetery, Etaples, Pas-de-Calais, France.
MCWILLIAMS, JOHN ASHTON FS(WAG) R67152. From Cornwall, Ontario. Killed in Action May 29/42 age 21. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft lost. Please see Sargent D.H. for casualty list and flight detail. FS McWilliams had been slightly injured at #7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Paulson, Manitoba on July 1, 1941 when Fairey Baffle aircraft #1862 made a forced landing near the aerodrome at Paulson. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McWilliams has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCWILLIAMS, JOHN STEWART WO2(N) R160448. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed in Action May 30/44, age 31. #148 Squadron (Trusty). Halifax aircraft missing whilst engaged in a secret operation. WO T.J. Makepeace was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Office Class II Navigator McWilliams is buried in The British Military Cemetery, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
MEAD, ROBERT FRAZER F/L(P) J7760. From Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 9/44 age 28. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Haine St. Pierre, France. Please see F/O L.C. Webley for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Mead is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Gosselies, Hainaut, Belgium.
MEADE, EDWARD GRIFFIN F/O(P) J7586. From Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Killed Jul 20/43 age 27. #9 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mont Joli. Quebec. Nomad aircraft #3498 was undergoing airframe and engine tests when it went into a spin then crashed and burned nine miles west of the station aerodrome. Cpl. J.T. Vasileff was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Meade is buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston; Massachusetts, U.S.A.
MEAN WELL, VICTOR FS(N) R107667. From Carman, Manitoba. Killed Nov 30/42 age 30. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed at the aerodrome, Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. P/O E.I. Davidson, F/O R.F. MaIlett, and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Meanwell is buried in the Horncastle Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England.
MEASOR, JOHN STANLEY WO2(WAG) R83368. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed May 4/43 age 20. #319 Maintenance Unit. BROTHER to Ronald George Measor. Beaufort aircraft #DW 941 had the starboard engine fail and the aircraft crashed when a forced landing was attempted at the airfield at Jodhpur. WO Measor was buried with full military honours, the coffin was borne by eight Sergeants and was escorted by five Officers and thirty Airmen. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Measor was buried in the Christian Cemetery at Jodhpur, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Delhi, India.
MEASOR, RONALD GEORGE LAC(P) R98023 – under training. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed Aug 30/41 age 22. #4 Service Flying Training School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. BROTHER to John Stanley Measor. LACs Measor and W.S. Morris were on a cross-country navigation exercise and were killed when Cessna Crane aircraft #7681 crashed and burned sixteen miles north-west of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Measor is buried at Victoria Memorial Park, Windsor, Ontario.
MECHEFSKE, THOMAS WILFRED SGT(N) R173960. From Guelph, Ontario. Killed Apr 10/44. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Whitley aircraft missing. Please see Schimmens R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Navigator Mechefske has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MECHIN, RALPH FRANKLIN FS(BA) R161462. From Oshawa, Ontario. Killed Nov 6/43 age 24. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Station, Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Turner C.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Mechin is buried in the St. Patrick Churchyard, Jurby, Isle of Man.
MEDDICK, WILLIAM RALPH FS(AG) R206095. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 11/44 age 21. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #LM 135 missing from a night trip to Acheres, France. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts J.A. Cunningham, G. Hodder-Williams, E.G. Smith, FSs A.R. Moller, K.R. Ward, and P/O P. Shaw were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Meddick is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Mareil-le-Guyon, Seine-et-Oise, France.
MEDFORTH, ROBERT CHARLES LAC R78265 – aero engine mechanic. From Pennant, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 1/45 age 36. #6403 Servicing Echelon, Belgium. Died of injuries sustained when the airfield at RAF Station Evere, Belgium was strafed by enemy aircraft. Leading AirCraftman Medforth is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium.
MEDHURST, CHARLES FREDERICK F/L(P) J8410. From Foremost, Alberta. Killed Jan 16/44 age 26. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). Mosquito aircraft crashed. Please see F/O A.B. Henderson for flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Medhurst is buried in the Saffron Walden Cemetery, Essex, England.
MEDHURST, REGINALD CHESTER PELHAM F/O(BA) J23727. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Apr 13/44 age 27. #1663 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #B 204 hit a tree during take-off and crashed two and one half miles north of Tadcaster, at Healaugh, Yorkshire. F/O R.S. Ewart and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Medhurst is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MEDYNSKI, LORNE F/O(WAG) J44158//R209870. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 14/45 age 20. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see P/O Gordon E. Robertson for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Medynski is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MEECH, LLOYD REMINGTON JOSEPH P/O(P) J85860//R124633. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed Feb 19/44 age 20. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see FS J.W. Torscher for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Meech has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MEECH, WILLIAM IAN FS(P) R62957. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 13/42 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft lost. Please see Lantz G.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Meech is buried in the Aylesham Cemetery, Barham and Womenswold, Kent, England.
MEEHAN, ROBERT PAUL SGT(WAG) R139262. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jul 13/43. #111 Operational Training Unit, Nassau, Bahamas. Mitchell aircraft crashed. Please see Daschuk B. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Meehan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
MEEK, ROBERT ALEXANDER FS(AG) R155027. From Fingal, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 28. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincirnus). Target – Montzen, Belgium. Please see P/O G.W. Snow C.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Meek is buried in the General Cemetery at Maastricht, Holland.
MEERE, LEONARD RAYMOND LAC(P) R205555 – under training. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed Sep 23/43 age 19. #6 Elementary Flying Training School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. LAC Meere was killed when his Tiger Moth aircraft #1168 crashed ten miles north-west of the aerodrome at Prince Albert. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Meere is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Sarnia, Ontario.
MEERS, FRANK EDWARD FS(OB) R82503. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Sep 4/42 age 24. #25 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #X 3940 was carrying practise bombs when it caught fire in the air and crashed at Grimstone Park, Tadcaster Church, Fenton Road. FS D.A. Green (RAF) was also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Meers is buried in the Kirkby Wharfe St. John The Baptist Churchyard Extension, Kirkby Wharfe and North Milford, Yorkshire, England.
MEGIT, REGINALD KEITH SGT(AG) R184871. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 18/43 age 20. #460 Australia Squadron (Strike And Return). Lancaster aircraft #DV 341 missing from a trip to Berlin, Germany. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Megit is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MEIER, WESLEY EARL LAC(P) R165554 – under training. From West Hill, Ontario. Killed Sep 20/42 age 18. #1 Operational Training Unit, Bagotville, Quebec. LAC Meier and Sgt M. Klimenko were engaged in formation flying practise and were killed when Harvard aircraft #FE 387 crashed and burned two miles south of St. Felix, Dot Island, Quebec. Leading AirCraftman Meier is buried in the Riverside Cemetery at Dunnville, Ontario.
MEILLEUR, JOSEPH GONZAGUE ANDRE GILLES FS(P) R135024. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Oct 17/43 age 20. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Smith G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Meilleur is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcombe, Somerset, England.
MEIN, HOWARD LEIGHTON SGT(N) R159216. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Feb 3/44 age 32. #84 Operational Training Unit. The pilot of Wellington aircraft #HE 749 reported they were short of fuel and he was given permission to land but overshot the landing. The port engine failed and then the aircraft stalled and crashed near Scofton Village at Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Navigator Mein is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England’.
MEISNER, DAVID LAWRENCE SGT(P) R76188. From Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Killed Nov 7/41 age 20. #56 Operational Training Unit (Prelude To Proficiency). Hurricane aircraft #B 6735 lost in a flying accident. Sergeant Pilot Meisner is buried at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England.
MELBOURNE, WILFRED LAURIER F/O(N) J29614//R168498. From Bradford, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 4/45 age 28. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Bonn, Germany. Please see F/L N.D. Mara D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Melbourne was buried at the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
MELLANDER, ERNEST WILLIAM TERENCE. F/O(BA) J25768. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 21. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #JB 129 was shot down at Rimke, Warburg, Germany during operations to Berlin, Germany. Sgts W. Broderick (RAF), G.F. Lowe (RAF), E. Peacock (RAF), FS E.G. Grundy (RAF), and F/O J.G. Cox (RNZAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing presumed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Mellander was buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Rimke, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
MELLISH, RICHARD LEWIS FS(OB) R81078. From Armstrong, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 24/42 age 21. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #R 5617 was carrying bombs and struck high ground in mist at Stadon Hill, Tavistock, South Devon. Sgt C.A. Pankhurst (RAF), one RNZAF member of the crew, and three other members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Mellish is buried in the Buckland Monachorum Cemetery, Devon, England.
MELLISH, THOMAS ROLAND F/O(P) J14320. From Lewisville, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jul 10/43 age 27. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #JB 922 was shot down at Dusseldorf, Germany during operations over Gelsenkirchen, Germany. FS W.R. Prentice and F/O E. Crouch (RAF) were also killed. Three Canadians, Sgts PIewman, Willis, and WO A.N. Pixley, were taken Prisoners of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed taken Prisoner of War. F/O Mellish maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to bail out but he went down with the aircraft. WO Pixley died as a P.O.W. in Apr 45. There were two #408 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see FS J.J. Stefanchuk for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Flying Officer Pilot Mellish was buried in the North Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MELLON, RALPH JACKSON,FS(AG) R205716. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 25/45 age 20. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Wangerooge, Germany. Please see Stingle R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Mellon has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MELLOR, RICHARD HOPWOOD OGDEN P/O(BA) J26209. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Sep 26/43 age 25. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Whitley aircraft #Z 9428 exploded in mid-air and crashed near Stoke Orchard, Gloucester, England. FSs G.M. L’Hommedieu, W.C. Reid and two members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Mellor is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcombe, Somerset, England.
MELLSTROM, MELBORN LESLIE F/L(AG) J18414 D.F.C. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 10/45 age 31. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ME 315 returned from a bombing attack against Leipzig, Germany and landed safely at RAF Station, Woodbridge, England. F/L Mellstrom was killed when a gunner in Lancaster aircraft #KE 163 accidently shot out the rear gun turret of ME 315 while over enemy territory. Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner Mellstrom was buried in the Ingelsdorf Gemeinde Cemetery, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MELNICK, NICHOLAS F/O(BA J21183//R147878. From St. Catherines, Ontario. Killed in Action April/44 age 21. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Target – Aachen, Germany. Please see Richard C.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Melnick is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
MELROSE, JAMES ADAM WITHERBEE F/O(N) J10046. From Dunnville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 22/43 age 32. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see East R.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Melrose is buried in the Cassino War Cemetery, Frosinone, Italy.
MELVILLE, ALEXANDER DUNCAN F/O(P) J7603. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 3/43. age 21. #127 Squadron (Eothen). F/O Mellville was killed when his Hurricane aircraft crashed sixteen miles east of El Alamein. Flying Officer Pilot Mellville was buried near Sidi Abl El Rahman, exhumed, and reburied in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.
MELVILLE, JOHN EDWARD FS(NB) R115480. From Midland, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 3/43 age 28. #500 County of Kent Squadron (Quo Fata Vocent). Hudson aircraft #AM 828 crashed at Kolea, Algeria. P/O E. Redman, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Melville is buried in the El Alia Cemetery, Algiers.
MELVILLE, ROBERT BRUCE .F/O(WAG) J18235. From Midland, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 31/44 age 28. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #NE 170 crashed in the Village of Fillievres in the Pas de Calais area of France during a daylight operation over Agenville, France. FSs G.M. Canning (RAF), G. Rhodes (RAF), and two others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Two Canadians, F/O Elliott and FS Oliphant, were either Evaders or were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Melville is buried in the British Cemetery at Fillievres, Pas-de-Calais, France.
MELVILLE, ROBERT LEARMONTH FS(BA) R195958. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Nov 17/44 age 20. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see FS D.J. Spence for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Melville is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MENARD, JOSEPH DONAT ROMEO FS(AG) R54985. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 1/42 age 20. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Stirling aircraft failed to return from operations over Italy. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Menard has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
MENDENHALL, WELLS GIBB P/O(AG) J93949//R202727. From Raymond, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 22. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Halifax aircraft #RG 455 missing during a night trip to Mannheim, Germany. F/O E.F. Patzer and P/O A.A. McDonald (RAF) were also killed. Four Canadians, F/Os, Henson, May, P/O Daley, and FS McIntosh were taken Prisoners of War. There were three #432 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see F/L E.S. Maguire and P/O A.J. Hunter for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Mendenhall is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MENDIZABAL, RODOLFO F/O(P) J15049. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed Aug 10/43 age 25. #5 Squadron (Frangas Non Flectas). F/O Mendizabal was killed when Hurricane aircraft #KW 859 went into a high speed stall and crashed four miles east of the Amarda Road Station at Subhanauika Bridge. Flying Officer Pilot Mendizabal was buried in the Amarda Road Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the New Cemetery at Balasore, India.
MENEILLY, JAMES ALEXANDER CPL R62202. From Biggar, Saskatchewan. Killed Jan 10/43 age 26. #5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan. The crew of Bolingbroke aircraft #10000 were engaged in a gunnery exercise when they crashed four miles south-east of the Village of Quill Lake, Saskatchewan. Sgts R.C. Chappell (RNZAF), T.J. Sugre (RNZAF), and LAC W.R. Moisley (RNZAF) were also killed. Cpl. Meneilly was injured on August 30, 1941 in a gas explosion in the Airmen’s Canteen at #2 Equipment Depot, Calgary, Alberta. Corporal Meneilly is buried in the Biggar Cemetery at Biggar, Saskatchewan.
MENISH, GEORGE RAYMOND SGT(P) R59592. From Salina, Kansas, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 30/41 age 24. #139 Jamaica Squadron (Si Placet Necamus). Blenheim aircraft #V 6266 failed to return from operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Menish has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MENNIE, OLIVER HANTON F/O(P) J24256. From Timmins, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 21/44 age 23. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Fairey Albacore aircraft #X 9281 ditched in the English Channel during an anti-shipping patrol. A search was undertaken but all that was found was an empty dinghy. P/O R.A. Leach was also killed. Flying officer Pilot Mennie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MENSHEK, FRANCIS JOSEPH FS(P) R68709. From St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. Killed in Action Mar 9/42 age 27. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft #Z 8409 was carrying a 4,000 lb. bomb when it went missing over enemy territory, presumed enemy action. FSs K. Crouch (RAF), M.S. Duder (RAF), Sgts G.E. Warren (RAF), and E.I.C. Wood (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Menshek is buried in the War Cemetery at Uden, North Brabant, Holland.
MENZIES, ALLAN FS(AG) R112570. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 24143. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target -Berlin, Germany. Please see S/L W.H. Baldwin D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Menzies is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MENZIES, GEORGE DOUGLAS SGT(FE) R89099. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action May 5/43 age 23.4419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Kennedy E.E. for casualty list and flight detail. This was Sgt Menzies’ third operation. Sergeant Flight Engineer Menzies was buried in the Municipal Cemetery at Kitchhellen-Mitte, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MENZIES, HOWARD JOHN P/O(P) J86541//R157627. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 28/44 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Halifax aircraft LX 811 missing during night ops. against Bourg-Leopold, Belgium. P/O Menzies maintained control of the aircraft so that his crew could bail out; he went down with the aircraft. P/O H.H. Rodgers, Sgts J. Clarke (RAF), and T.F. McClay (RAF) were also killed. Three Canadians, Sgt Hall, F/Os Gouinlock, and Rutherford, were either Evaders or were taken Prisoners of War. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Menzies is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
MENZIES, JAMES ARCHIBALD F/O(NB) J27804. From Pratt, Manitoba. Killed Feb 22/44 age 27. #42 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #EF 967 crashed in a snowstorm at Aston, Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England. F/O D.J. Hope and three airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Menzies is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MENZIES, JAMES ROBERT F/O(P) J36254. From Botha, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 17/44 age 22. #547 Squadron. Liberator aircraft #KG 857 crashed at Wirreh Hill near Edzell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. F/O D.N. Edwards (RAF), and five other members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Menzies is buried in the Sleepyhillock Cemetery, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.
MERCER, ANGUS CAMERON GRAEME F/O(P) J20186. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 19/44 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Noisy Le Sec, France. Please see McGregor A.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Mercer is buried in the New Communal Cemetery, Clichy, Seine, France.
MERCER, CHARLES ELDRED F/O(P) J15738. From Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia. Killed Feb 19/43 age 24. #137 Squadron (Do Right Fear Naught). F/O Mercer was taking off from Manston, England and was killed when his Whirlwind aircraft #P 7114 collided with a taxiing aircraft. Flying Officer Pilot Mercer is buried in the Margate Cemetery, Kent, England.
MERCER, FRASER FREDERICK FS(WAG) R65132. From Westville, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 4/43 age 22. #53 Squadron. Liberator aircraft missing. Please see FS D.W. McInnis for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Mercer has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MERCER, JOHN DUNCAN SGT(AG) R181017. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 28/43 age 21. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Hanover, Germany. Halifax aircraft #DK 270 had been badly damaged by enemy fire over the target and the pilot attempted a landing at the U.S. Air Station, Framlington, England. He overshot the landing and climbed to about fifty feet for another attempt when all four engines suddenly cut. The Halifax struck some trees and crashed on the infield. Sgt G.V. Whitley (RAF) and two other members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Mercer is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
MERCER, KEITH PATERSON FS(P) R6143A. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Nov 13/42 age 23. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft was landing when it stalled, during a right-hand turn, and crashed at Brattleby, Lincoln, England. FS A.E. She’son and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Mercer is buried in the St. John The Baptist Churchyard, Scampton, Lincolnshire, England.
MERCER, ROBERT LYALL F/L(P) J6272. From Freeman, Ontario. Killed Aug 15/44 age 27. #4 Operational Training Unit. Sunderland aircraft crashed. Please see Sargent W.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Mercer is buried in the Rosskeen Parish Churchyard Extension, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.
MERCIER, JOSEPH JACQUES CHARLES FS(P) R135156. From Chateauguay, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 25/43 age 26. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Wuppertal, Germany. Please see J.M. Lagace for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Mercier has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MEREDITH, CHARLES PHILIP JR. F/O(P) J20639. From Long Island, New York, U.S.A. Killed Jun 17/43 age 20. #132 Operational Training Unit, East Fortune. Blenheim aircraft had the starboard engine on fire when it made a forced landing east of North Berwick, Scotland. Flying Officer Pilot Meredith is buried in St. Martin’s New Burial Ground, H ad d ington, East Lothian, Scotland.
MEREDITH, FREDERICK LEONARD F/O(BA) J38814//R194114. From New Market, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 4/44 age 21. #619 Squadron. Target – Heilbronn, Germany. Please see Schaefer R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Meredith was buried at Baiersbronn, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
MERINUK, NEIL F/L(P) J11336. From Delhi, Ontario. Killed Aug 30/44 age 27. #60 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Mosquito aircraft #LR 263 were on a training flight and were flying at 1,500 feet when the aircraft caught fire. F/L Merinuk and F/O F. Norman were both killed when the aircraft exploded on impact at Burton Marsh near Sealand, Cheshire, England. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Merinuk is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
MEFIKLEY, EDWIN ALEXANDER F/O(P) J28385. From St. Vital, Manitoba. Killed Nov 19/43 age 25. #57 Operational Training Unit. F/O Merkley was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #K 9824 collided in the air with another Spitfire. Aircraft #K 9824 crashed at Longwitton, Northumberland, England. Flying Officer Pilot Merkley is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
MERKLEY, HARRY DWAIN F/O(P) J10815. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 23/44 age 22. #14 Squadron (I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise). Marauder aircraft crashed. Please see F/O Hudson C. Campbell for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Merkley was buried in the British Military Cemetery at Taranto, exhumed, and reburied in the Bari War Cemetery, Italy.
MERLE, GEORGE PETER FRANK SGT R61418 – clerk. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Died Oct 7/42 age 23. Air Force Recruiting, Regina. Death by natural causes. Sergeant Merle is buried in the Regina Cemetery at Regina, Saskatchewan.
MERRALL, WILLIAM ROBERT F/O(N) J23905. From Leaside, Ontario. Killed in Action May 16/44 age 22. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Lancaster aircraft #LL 894 failed to return from night operations, a raid against Kiel, Germany. FS H.R. Lawson was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Merrall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MERRIAM, KARL MCCORMICK F/O(BA) J45989//U183039. From Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 1/45 age 20. #357 Squadron. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Steventon J.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Merriam was buried in the Jessore European Cemetery at Bengal, exhumed, and reburied in the Chittagong War Cemetery, Pakistan.
MERRICK, PETER WILLIAM F/O(BA) J29679. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 8/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – Caen, France. Please see F/O B.D. Walker A.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. This was F/O Merrick’s tenth operation. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Merrick is buried in the Auberville-la-Renault Churchyard, Seine Maritime, France.
MERRIFIELD, WILLIAM ERNEST F/L(N) J4776. From Essex, England. Killed in Action Nov 10/43 age 43. #228 Squadron. Sunderland aircraft #EK 572 crashed in the sea off Estaca de Bares, Madrid during an anti-sub patrol. Sgts A.B. Boocock (RAF), A.C. Wells (RAF), and three others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Merrifield is buried in the Bilbao British Cemetery, Lujua, Spain.
MERRILL, HENRY MARIE JOSEPH JACQUES ARMAND FS(AG) R54891. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 8/41 age 20. #90 Squadron (Celer). Target – an enemy battleship at Oslo, Norway. Please see F/O D.A. Romans D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Merrill is buried in the Churhyard at Bygland, Norway.
MERRIMAN, CYRIL CLINTON FS(AG) R223545. From West Brook, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 15/45 age 20. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – Merseburg, Germany. Please see F/O T.R. Murray D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Merriman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MERRITHEW, WILBERT JAMES FS(P) R73228. From Plaster Rock, New Brunswick. Killed Jun 2/42 age 27. #32 Squadron (Adeste Comites). FS Merrithew was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #Z 3842 was in a mid-air collision and crashed at Saint Road, off the Maidstone Tonbridge Road, Kent. Flight Sergeant Pilot Merrithew is buried in the Maidstone Cemetery, Kent, England.
MERRITT, ALEXANDER ROBERT WO1(WAG) R84622. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 30. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see WO Leonard G. Smith for casualty list and trip detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Merritt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MERRITT, CECIL GLEN P/O(AG) J90073//R218590. From South Gillies, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 19. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see P/O L.A. Tarpley for casualty list and flight detail. This was P/O Merritt’s 29th op. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Merritt is buried in the Ohisdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
MERRITT, EDWARD MILES P/O(N) J16457. From St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 15/43 age 28. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft #BK 759 failed to return from operations over enemy territory. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Merritt is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
MERRITT, JOHN PERCIVAL P/O(N) J85569//R98916. From North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 28. #622 Squadron (Bellamus Nocte). P/O Merritt was killed when his Lancaster aircraft #ND 767 was in a mid-air collison with a #427 Squadron Halifax aircraft during operations over Nuremberg, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew of ND 767, Sgts R.J. Asplen, G.R. Collins, J. Coup, E. Hall, H.F. Page, and P/O E. Pickin were also killed. This was P/O Merritt’s fifth operation and his was one of 108 Allied aircraft lost this night. Pilot Officer Navigator Merritt is buried in the War Cemetery, Notion, Luxembourg, Belgium.
MERTON, JOHN PAUL SGT(NB) R129438. From Flushing, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 20. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Wellington aircraft #HE 862 ditched in the sea. Two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed and two of the crew, not Canadians, were found safe in a dinghy. Sergeant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Merton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MESHEAU, GEORGE LAWSON MACINTOSH FS(OB) R73304. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed May 7/42 age 23. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Sadler J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Mesheau is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.
MESSENGER, ROBERT FRANCIS AC2 R213504. From Calgary, Alberta. Died Sep 10/43 age 18. #7 Initial Training School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Death by natural causes while in the Hospital at #7 I.T.S. AirCraftman Second Class Messenger is buried in the Queens Park Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.
MESSIER, HORACE DANIEL EUGENE FS(AG) R108499. From Cowansville, Quebec. Killed Apr 18/43 age 30. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see S/L H.S. Hill D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. FS Messier had been injured on January 1, 1943 when a #22 O.T.U. Wellington aircraft crashed at the Satellite aerodrome at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Messier is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
MESSUM, STANLEY ERNEST F/O(P) J19447//R76772. From Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 6/45 age 29. #443 Hornet Squadron (Our Sting Is Death.) F/O Messum was flying Spitfire aircraft #MS 670 on a patrol north-west of Lingen, Germany when his aircraft was hit by flak. F/O Messum reported by r/t that he was going to bail out but was not seen to do so. The aircraft was seen to crash and blow up on a roadside south of Mundersum, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Messum was buried in a field adjacent to the crash, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
METCALFE, HUGH MORLAND F/O(N) J21737. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 5/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Kennedy F.E. for casualty list and flight detail. This was F/O Metcalfe’s third operation. Flying Officer Navigator Metcalfe was buried in the Municipal Cemetery at Kirchellen-Mitte, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
METCALFE, MALCOLM ROY EDGAR FS(BA) R104383. From Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action May 5/43 age 29. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #HR 658 failed to return from operations over Dortmund, Germany. FS G.A. Johannesson, F/O W.A. Grant, WOs R.V. Clitheroe, D.C. NauIt, Sgts J.C. Archer, and C.W. Ellard were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Metcalfe has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
METCALFE, THOMAS F/O(N) J38224//R289289. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 19/45 age 22. #90 Squadron (Celer). Lancaster aircraft #PD 336 exploded in mid-air in the area of the target Wesel, Germany, presumed enemy flak. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Metcalfe has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
METIVIER, HARRY ALFRED F/L(P) J247611/R119329. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/45 age 23. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Sommerville H.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Metivier has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
METIVIER, JOSEPH ROGER ROLLAND FS(WAG) R82378. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 17/42 age 21. #58 Squadron (Ails Noctumis). Whitley aircraft failed to return from operations. P/O P.J. Savage was also killed. One RAAF and three RAF members of the crew missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Metivier has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
METKA, JOSEPH P/O(BA) J87568//R163637. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 22. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Rogers S.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Metka has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
METZ, DONALD JAMES SGT(AG) R191533 From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 19. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/O Donald A. Hogg for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Metz is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Carignan, Ardennes, France.
METZLER, HARRY WARREN S/L(P) J5666. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 30. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Paquin F.F. for casualty list and flight detail. This was S/L Metzler’s twenty-third operation. Squadron Leader Pilot Metzler was buried in the Falkenstein Cemetery at Werolzhofen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
MEYER, JOHN EMERSON FS(P) R78978. From New Hamburg, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 25/42 age 23. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft #W 7747 failed to return from a sortie against Bremen, Germany. FS W.C. Francoeur was also killed. Five RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Meyer has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MEYER, LAWRENCE MARIUS P/O(BA) J88912//R159118. From Galahad, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 19/44 age 27. #640 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #LW 722 was shot down at St. Riqueries-des-Plains during night operations over Tertnier, France. Sgts C.W. Rose, J.R.V. Walton (RAF), and F/L F.N. Boulton (RAF) were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Meyer was buried at St. Riqueries-des-Plains, France, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Grandcourt, France.
MEYER, MELVIN MAIER P/O(AG) C17344. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 23143. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Vicary G.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Meyer is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
MEYERS, NORMAN CLIFFORD FS(WAG) R95104. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Oct 10/42 age 19. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen). The pilot of a Wellington aircraft was approaching to land and, at 300 feet was turning to line up the approach, when the port wing lifted sharply. The aircraft turned over and dived to the ground immediately catching fire. The crash occurred at RAF Station, Elsham, Lincolnshire. Sgt R. Ziser (RAAF) and two other members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Meyers is buried in the Brigg Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England.
MICHAEL, JAMES PERCIVAL P/O(WAG) J15439//R78185. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 7/42 age 30. #148 Squadron (Trusty). Wellington aircraft #T 2985 went down near Aswan, Egypt. Five RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Michael was buried near Aswan, exhumed, and reburied in the Fayed War Cemetery, Egypt.
MICHALEC, JOHN F/O(N) J39015. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed Jul 17/44 age 21. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #LP 405 crashed at Saxelby, Leicestershire, England. F/O F.O. Weary and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Michalec is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MICHELL, JAMES LLOYD P/O(P) J86653. From Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 25/44. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Aachen, Germany. Please see Nazar P. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Michell was buried at St. Trond, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
MICHIE, ERNEST WILBERFORCE P/O(N) J862581/R79767. From Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Killed May 4/44 age 23. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Simmons H.E. for casualty list arid flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Michie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MICHIE, KENNETH WILLIAM F/O(P) 41723 – Royal Air Force. From Medicine Hat, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 7/40. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Hampden aircraft lost during operations. F/O Michie had previously been seriously wounded and spent several months in hospital. Flying Officer Pilot Michie is buried in the St. John The Baptist Churchyard, Scampton, Lincolnshire.
MICKLEBURG, EDWARD THOMAS LAC 1291207 – Royal Air Force. From Penticton, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 1/44 age 23. #211 Squadron (Toujours A Propos). Beaufighter aircraft failed to return from a sortie. Leading AirCraftman Mickleburg has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
MIDDLEBRO, WILLIAM GEORGE F/O(P) C817. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed Jul 17/40 age 24. #110 City of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). F/O Middlebro and LAC H.B. Brock were on a low-flying tactical exercise with the First Canadian Army Division when their Lysander aircraft struck a tree and crashed near Forest Row, Surrey, England. Flying Officer Pilot Middlebro is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
MIDDLEMAS, ROBERT JAMES WO2(BA) R155997. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 22. #578 Squadron (Accuracy). Halifax aircraft #MZ 512 was shot up by an enemy night fighter aircraft during a night operation against Berlin, Germany. The Halifax caught fire, then exploded and crashed near Mulhausen, Germany. Two members of the crew, not Canadians, were blown clear of the aircraft when it exploded and were taken Prisoners of War. Four members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Middlemas is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MIDDLEMISS, KENNETH ROBERT P/O(N) J19034 D.F.C. From Hearne, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 25. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #JB 542 was shot down twelve miles north-east of Hanover, Germany at Burgdorf/Hann during night operations against Brunswick, Germany. Sgts S. Bates (RAF) and K.B. Reeves (RAF) were also killed. Four others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Middlemiss was buried in the City Cemetery at Burgdorf/Hann, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.