McLeod, Allister Currie
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Allister Currie |
Surname | McLeod |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Mary Elizabeth McLeod, of Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP771 |
Markings | OW-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Venray War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VI. F. 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 210 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95367 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | McLeod Peninsula, Manitoba; On the eastern bank of Gauer Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Peninsula |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-11-1944 |
End Date | 02-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen. 288 aircraft, 4 losses (1.4%). The target was cloud-covered and bombing was scattered. Little damage to the target |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak |