MacEachern, John Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Andrew |
Surname | MacEachern |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Stewart Maceachern and Margaret Elizabeth Maceachern, of Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1171 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lossiemouth Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Grave 1081. |
Epitaph | THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY; BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 65 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/172503 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9215 (P362452/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-09-1941 |
End Date | 21-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- dual training exercise |
Reason for Loss | Overshot the runway, stalled and crashed |