Fetchison, Myron Died

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Personal Information

Rank P/O
Forename(s) Myron
Surname Fetchison
Gender M
Age 23
Date of Death 29-07-1944
Next of Kin Son of Michael Fetchison and Josephine Fetchison (née Gowlikoska), of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
FETCHISON M

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number PB198
Markings WP-M

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country France
Burial/Memorial Place Saulxures les Bulgneville Communal Cemetery
Grave Reference Coll. grave 3-5.

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 163
FETCHISON M

Location

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Panel 163
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Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

Phase 2
Panel Number 163

Enlistment Information

Service Number J/88486
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 90
Squadron Motto We seek alone
Trade Navigator
Country of Origin Canada

Other Memorials

Location Epinal Way off Loughborough Square, Epinal, 88 - Vosges Prefecture
Country France
Memorial Type Metal sculpture, inscribed metal plaque & stencilled composite information panel
Memorial Text
Translation "90 Sqn Avro Lancaster PB198, Saulxures-les-Bulgnéville, 29/07/44"
Location Adjacent to village war memorial, Saulxures-Les-Bulgneville, 88- Vosges Prefecture
Country France
Memorial Type Inscribed sculptured memorial stone & aircraft propeller blade
Memorial Text Morts lors du crash de leur Lancaster (PB198) sur notre territoire au cours d'une mission de bombardment 29 Juillet 1944 - Au non de leur sacrifice pour notre liberte retrouvee - La commune de Saulxures reconnaissante
Translation "Killed when their Lancaster (PB198) crashed on our territory during a bombing mission July 29, 1944 - In the name of their sacrifice for our regained freedom - the grateful commune of Saulxures"
Location Close to woods, 1km S of Village, Saulxures-Les-Bulgneville, 88 - Vosges Prefecture
Country France
Memorial Type Memorial stone, plaque & propeller blade
Memorial Text Aux Aviateurs Canadiens et Britanniques tombes gloriensement a Saulxures. Le 29 Juillet 1944, PB198
Translation "To the Canadian and British veterans who fell gloriously at Saulxures, July 29, 1944, PB198"
Location Roadside location, Tilbury Juxta Clare, Essex
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Marble Memorial
Memorial Text In memory of the Airmen of XC Sqn, No 3 Bomb Group flying operations from here with the Mk 1 Stirling Bomber December 1943 until May 1943
Location St. Mary & All the Saints Church, Little Walsingham, Norfolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Stone Tablet
Memorial Text In loving memory of Henry Philip Lee Warner AFC DFC. Only Son of Philip Henry & Mary King Lee Warner. Actg S/L RAFVR killed in action over Germany Aug 26th 1944 in his 32nd year
Location Village Green, Tuddenham, Suffolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Memorial atopped with Inscribed Silver Sun-Dial
Memorial Text For all those who served their country as part of XC Sqn RAF
Location St. Mary's Church, Tuddenham, Suffolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Framed Sqn Roll of Honour
Memorial Text They grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the Sun and in the morning, we will remember them

Miscellaneous Information

Myron was born on 15 August 1920 at Oshawa, Ontario. His parents were both born in the Ukraine, Russia and his father had worked as a Moulder. He had two brothers both of whom were serving in the RCAF. Anthony was a Corporal and the other, Joe, was a Pilot Officer. The schools he attended were Cedardale, Oshowa, 1926-1932 (Entrance), Oshawa Collegiate 1932-1939, (Senior Matric), Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Inst. 1932-1933 (general), and night School at Oshawa C and VI. 1939-1940. Myron’s sport interests were mainly rugby and basketball and he also enjoyed tracking and swimming. His hobby was building model aircraft. He worked as a clerk in a Shipping room, 1937-1937, and again 1939-1940, as a plaster mixer, 1938-1938 and then worked in Export Shipping for General Motors 1941-1941.
Myron then enlisted on 20 August 1941 and at the end of his training embarked for the U.K. on 23 June 1943. He arrived at 3PRC on 2 July 1943 and then went through 5 AOS 19 October 1943, 31 Base 17 March 1944 and on to 90 Squadron on 18 May 1944. Sadly Myron was to lose his life on 29 July 1944.
Fetchison Drive in Oshawa that was named after him.

The National Archives

Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/732/14
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/732/14

Fellow Servicemen

Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.

Name Outcome
Eitel E L (F/S) Died
Hilts H D (F/S) Died
Huot J W J P (WO2) Died
Ingram D J (Sgt) Died
Morton J D (P/O) Died
Pomfret W C (Sgt) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 28-07-1944
End Date 29-07-1944
Takeoff Station Tuddenham
Day/Night Raid Night (56% moon)
Operation Stuttgart. 496 aircraft in the third raid in this series. Night-fighters intercepted the bomber stream over France on the outbound leg and in bright moonlit conditions, leading to 39 Lancasters being shot down (7.9%).
Reason for Aircraft Loss Crashed at Saulxures les Bulgneville, France
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