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Pilot Officer John William McLeod

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Pilot Officer John William McLeod

Birth
Canmore, Canmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Death
1 Jan 1945 (aged 20)
Namur, Belgium
Burial
Leopoldsburg, Arrondissement Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Coll. grave VIII. C. 9-16.
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Military Service

Service Number: J/95353

Force: Air Force

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Division: 115 (R.A.F.) Sqdn


Pilot Officer / Air Gunner.


Lost in Avro Lancaster I (NG332 IL-D) on a bombing mission from RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire, to Vohwinkel, Germany, on 1/2 January 1945.
On return flight, believed downed by flak, believed to be from the American 184th Gun Battalion in Belgium, and crashed in field at Emines (Namur). All eight members of the crew were killed and are buried in Leopoldsburg War Cemetery.

For names and further details, see: https://115squadron-raf.be/crews/Lancaster%20Mk%20I%20-%20NG332%20-%20IL-D.html

Military Service

Service Number: J/95353

Force: Air Force

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Division: 115 (R.A.F.) Sqdn


Pilot Officer / Air Gunner.


Lost in Avro Lancaster I (NG332 IL-D) on a bombing mission from RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire, to Vohwinkel, Germany, on 1/2 January 1945.
On return flight, believed downed by flak, believed to be from the American 184th Gun Battalion in Belgium, and crashed in field at Emines (Namur). All eight members of the crew were killed and are buried in Leopoldsburg War Cemetery.

For names and further details, see: https://115squadron-raf.be/crews/Lancaster%20Mk%20I%20-%20NG332%20-%20IL-D.html

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