Ross, Douglas Macrae
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Douglas Macrae |
Surname | Ross |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas E. and Annie Macrae Ross, of North East Margaree, Inverness Co., Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1147 |
Markings | TL-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Uden War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 4. A. 10-11. |
Epitaph | GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, AND ON EARTH PEACE TO MEN OF GOOD WILL. ST. LUKE II.14 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/76228 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/34 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1942 |
End Date | 26-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 215 aircraft. Again, the marker flares were not accurately deployed. Some housing damage although bombing was very scattered. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Hertogenbosch, Holland |