Wallace, John Mackay
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Mackay |
Surname | Wallace |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Alexander and Ann Wallace. Husband of Kathleen Wallace, of South Kensington, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NP942 |
Markings | ZL-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. D. 4. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO HIM. O LORD MAY HE REST IN PEACE. AMEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/89880 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Wallace Point, Manitoba; Within Murdock Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Point |
Memorial Text |
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1945 |
End Date | 21-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Monheim- to attack the Rhenania Ossag oil refinery. 128 aircraft, 2 losses. A very accurate raid and all production was stopped at the facility |
Reason for Loss |