Macaulay, John Crichton
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Crichton |
Surname | Macaulay |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Jane Wyness Crichton Macaulay, of Dundee. Husband of Anna McKay Macaulay. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9531 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dundee Eastern Necropolis |
Grave Reference | Sec. X.E. Grave 333. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 202 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1001911 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-12-1942 |
End Date | 05-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- day cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Banked steeply while flying low near Scunthorpe and spun in, injuring a dozen people in the process. |