McWade, John Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Robert |
Surname | McWade |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Stella Fisher McWade. Husband of June Elizabeth McWade, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ501 |
Markings | OJ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cement House Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXI. A. 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/89887 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-05-1944 |
End Date | 01-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Mining |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed off the Dutch coast |