McCann, William Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Alexander |
Surname | McCann |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Florence McCann, of Transcona Manitoba. Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ589 |
Markings | KO-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | War Graves Plot. Grave 21. |
Epitaph | TOO DEARLY LOVED EVER TO BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 207 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/86355 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | McCann Island, Manitoba; 7km NE of North Knife Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-06-1942 |
End Date | 28-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Badly shot up by a night fighter and jettisoned the bombs at North East Polder, Holland from a height of 13,000 feet. Back to base at 0323. Sgt McCann was decapitated when the cannon fire from the night fighter sliced the top off his turret. |