Kuzyk, Eugene
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Eugene |
Surname | Kuzyk |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Julia Kuzyk, of Innisfree, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ695 |
Markings | KW- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dishforth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 22. |
Epitaph | GOD CALLED HIM FROM AMONG US TO A HOME OF ETERNAL REST. EVER REMEMBERED BY MOTHER AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/76994 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
First loss by 425 Sqn which was working up to operational status |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-09-1942 |
End Date | 22-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Mid-air collision with a Spitfire from 403 Sqn. Both aircraft span to the ground, falling close to Pickering, Yorkshire |