McKay, James Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James Patrick |
Surname | McKay |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of James McKay and of Brigid Frances McKay (Nee Garvey). B A., B.Sc. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1717 |
Markings | BU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dunkirk Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2 Row 2 Grave 24. |
Epitaph | SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIM. MOTHER OF CHRIST, PRAY FOR HIM. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 209 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/58824 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-09-1941 |
End Date | 03-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea off the French coast |