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#Name* SORT (↑)First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.Photo (Click to Expand)CommemoratedBornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)AircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateReferring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 JoyDouglas Gordon MackenzieSquadron LeaderC/1218Singapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 455.Age 25RCAF160Sqn (RAF)1945-05-01KilledSon Of Douglas G. And Beatrix E. G. Joy, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Barbara Grace Joy, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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2 MackenzieWarren EllwoodWarrant Officer Class IR/65193Germany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. B. 21.Age 32RCAF419Sqn1945-04-19KilledSon Of David Ellwood Mackenzie And Katherine Mackenzie, Of Durham, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
3 MacKenzieJohnFlight SergeantR208648Runnymede Memorial Panel 28025th February 1925 in Fort William, OntarioCanadianWireless Operator/Air GunnerRCAFBomber Command428Sqn RCAF
1945-03-22LancasterXKB777NA:VRAF Middleton St George10:47HildesheimSee Archive Report for detailsMurderedParadie Archive Database
4 MackenzieA RFlying Officer RCAFBomber Command103Sqn
1945-03-16LancasterIME848PM-EElsham Wolds1717NurnbergCrashed at Schwabisch HallPoWParadie Archive Database
5 MackenzieH EFlight Sergeant RCAFBomber Command420Sqn RCAF
1945-03-05Halifax IIINP959PT-NTholthorpe1630ChemnitzPoWParadie Archive Database
6 SmithSydney MacKenzieLeading AircraftsmanR/167365

Courtesy Oleg Marin

Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 25.G.8.Age 23CanadaPassenger Ground crewRCAFTransport Command575Sqn RAF
1945-02-06DakotaIIIKG630I9-?RAF Broadwell, Oxfordshire935Ferry FlightSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledBorn on the 22nd July 1921 in Montreal. Enlisted in April 1942. A radar mechanic. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith of 348 Prince Edward Drive, Kingsway, Toronto, Canada.
7 SmithSydney MackenzieLeading AircraftmanR/167365
United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. G. 8.Age RCAF1945-02-06Killed
8 MackenzieHugh MunroFlight SergeantR/203166United Kingdom, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row F. Grave 9.Age 21RCAF1945-01-29KilledSon Of Farquhar Mackenzie, And Of Catherine Mackenzie (Nee Munro), Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
9 FitzgibbonJoseph FrancisSergeantR/264756
Courtesy Relatives
Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall) Sec. G. Row F. Grave 11Age 20CanadaAir/GnrRCAFBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledBorn on the 14th April 1924 at Newfoundland. Worked as a clerk prior to enlisting. Son of Joseph and Pauline (née Kemp) Fitzgibbon of 127 Hamilton Street, St. John's, Newfoundland.
10 EmersonJohn AlexanderFlight SergeantR/189328
Courtesy Relatives


Courtesy Nigel Marshall, Find A Grave

Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall) Sec. G. Row F. Grave 10. Epitaph: THOUGH FAR FROM HOME HE IS EVER IN OUR HEARTS. WIFE PHYLLIS, FATHER AND SISTERSAge 30CanadaAir/BmrRCAFBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow Rathbone, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledBorn on the 22nd November 1914 at Vancouver. Son of John Eymundson Emerson (died 28th June 1965, age 84) and Jean Beatrice Emerson (née Black - died in 1939), of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, husband of Phyllis Emerson. Grave inscription: 'Though Far From Home He Is Ever In Our Hearts. Wife Phyllis, Father And Sisters'.
11 MercerAlbertSergeant2218573

Courtesy Relatives



Southport Cemetery (Duke Street). Sec. 28. Grave 961 Grave inscription: 'Be Thou Faithful Unto Death, And I Will Give Thee A Crown Of Life'.Age 23BritishFlight EngineerRAFVRBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow Rathbone, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledSon of John and Margaret Mercer, of Southport, England. Grave inscription: 'BE Thou Faithful Unto Death, And I Will Give Thee A Crown Of Life'.
12 MacKenzieHugh MunroFlight SergeantR/203166 Courtesy Relatives

Harrogate Cemetery(Stonefall). Sec. G. Row F. Grave 9 Grave inscription: 'When The Sun Goes Down And In The Morning We Will Remember Him'.Age 21CanadaNavigatorRCAFBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledBorn on the 30th March 1923 in Scotland. Son of Farquhar MacKenzie, and of Catherine MacKenzie (née Munro), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'When The Sun Goes Down And In The Morning We Will Remember Him'.
13 ReidJohn HenryFlight Sergeant/190328
Courtesy Relatives
Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall) Sec. G. Row F. Grave 7 Grave inscription: 'Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends'.Age 20CanadaWireless Operator/Air GunnerRCAFBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow Rathbone, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledBorn in 1923 at Montreal. Son of James Henry and Mary Wilma Reid (née Couture), husband of Glaidus Madelene Reid , of Marysville, New Brunswick, Canada. Grave inscription: 'Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends'.
14 MartinJasperSergeant1595881



Castleford Cemetery (Whitwood). Sec. N. Cons. Grave 923 Grave inscription: 'Sleep On, Dear One You Did Your Best God Thought It Best To Give You Rest'.Age 20BritishWireless Operator/Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow Rathbone, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledBorn in 1925 at Castleford. Son of Samuel and Emma Louisa Martin, of Cutsyke, Castleford, England. Grave inscription: 'Sleep On, Dear One You Did Your Best God Thought It Best To Give You Rest'.
15 RathboneRichard BarlowWarrant Officer IIR/168095

Courtesy Relatives


Courtesy Margaret Rose, Find A Grave

Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall) Sec. G. Row F. Grave 8Age 28USAPilotRCAFBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow Rathbone, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledBorn on the 20th September 1916 in Massachusetts, USA. Worked as an office clerk prior to service. Son of Gerrard Jackson Rathbone and Susan Emeline Rathbone, of 48 Connaught Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
16 MackenzieD VLeading AircraftmanRCAFBomber Command432Sqn RCAF
1944-12-04HalifaxIIILW614QO-SRAF East Moor, YorkshireTrainingEngine failure - Crashed near HacknessKilledParadie Archive DatabaseFor brief details: Read Archive Report
17 TaylorDonald David MackenzieCorporalR/132142Belgium, Oostende New Communal Cemetery, Plot 9. Row 7. Grave 19.Age 26RCAF1944-11-07KilledSon Of James And Mary Mackenzie Taylor, Of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.
18 MackenzieWendell DanielSergeantR/112104Canada, Georgetown (St. David'S) Cemetery, East Sec.Age 25RCAF1944-10-13KilledSon Of John M. Mackenzie And Bertha E. Mackenzie, Of Cardigan; Husband Of Muriel E. Mackenzie, Of Boughton Island.
19 DuffIan MackenzieFlight LieutenantJ/15634
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. F. 12. NetherlandsCanadianPilotRCAF2 TAF430Sqn RCAF
1944-10-11MustangIAG514G9-TB-78 Eindhoven16:55Tac RecceSuffered engine trouble after take off, spun in attempting to landKilledAccident report
20 DuffIan MackenzieFlight LieutenantJ/15634Netherlands (Holland), Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. F. 12.Age 29RCAF430.Sqn1944-10-11KilledSon Of Robert George And Elizabeth Mackenzie Duff; Husband Of Julia Louise Duff, Of Hamilton, Ontario.
21 ReidMackenzie DavidsonFlight LieutenantJ/85448France, Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 1. B. 5.Age 20RCAF197Sqn (RAF)1944-09-13KilledSon Of William And Barbara Ann Reid, Of Basswood, Manitoba.
22 MackenzieSamuel AlbertFlying OfficerJ/35059Denmark, Dejbjerg Churchyard, Age RCAF101Sqn (RAF)1944-08-30Killed
23 MackenzieA RFlight SergeantDejbjergRCAFBomber Command101Sqn
1944-08-27LancasterIIILM479SR-FLudford Magna2130StettinCrashed at Dejbjerg DenmarkKilledParadie Archive Database
24 MacKenzieM MLeading AircraftmanRCAFBomber Command425Sqn RCAF
1944-06-28HalifaxIIILM680KW-UGroundHit by aircraft which was landingInjuredParadie Archive Database
25 RutherfordBruce Alexander MackenziePilot OfficerJ/87872Netherlands (Holland), Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. J. 1-8.Age RCAF44Sqn (RAF)1944-06-22Killed
26 McrobieIan MackenzieSquadron LeaderJ/14015United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 244.Age 22RCAF426Sqn1944-06-13KilledSon Of Frederick M. And Susan E. Mcrobie, Of Westmount, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
27 ChristieTrevor Alan MackenzieFlying OfficerJ/27275France, Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row B. Coll. Grave 12-15.Age RCAF434Sqn1944-06-11Killed
28 HamiltonIan MacKenziePilot OfficerJ19966
Soulaires Communal Cemetery5th January 1921 in Orangeville, OntarioCanadianPilotRCAFBomber Command640 Sqn
1944-06-07HalifaxIIILK866C8:LRAF Leconfield00:24VersaillesSee archive report for detailsKiAParadie Archive Database
29 MackayHugh Leith MunroCorporalR/166598Canada, Port Alberni (Greenwood) Cemetery, Block 1. Row 3. Grave 1.Age 28RCAF1944-05-12KilledSon Of John Mackenzie Mackay And Christian Munro Mackay, Of Port Alberni; Husband Of Carson Marie Mackay, Of Port Alberni.
30 BurnettDavid Mark TyndallPilot OfficerJ85238
Runnymede Memorial Panel 24923rd February 1923 in Eastland, SaskatchewanCanadianPilotRCAFBomber Command692 Sqn
1944-05-12MosquitoIVDZ6383P:?Graveley02:12KielHit by 1, 4 & 5/Marine Flak Abt 274 and 1 & 2/Marine Flak Abt 254 and Crashed on the mud flats off Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog at 04:09 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten)KilledParadie Archive DatabaseThe report by Flt Lt Mackenzie 21 Section No4 MREU dated 17 June 1946 is available upon request.

Son of William David and Christina (née Tyndall) Burnett of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
31 MackenzieHugh FraserPilot OfficerJ/85814France, Normee Churchyard, Coll. Grave 1.Age 21RCAF9Sqn (RAF)1944-05-04KilledSon Of George Fraser Mackenzie And Cecile Leonore Mackenzie, Of Spirit River, Alberta. Canada.
32 MackenzieHugh FraserPilot OfficerJ85814Normen Churchyard. Coll. Grave 1CanadianNavigatorRCAFBomber Command9Sqn
1944-05-03LancasterILL787WS:YRAF Bardney, Lincolnshire21:52Mailly-le-CampSee Archive Report for detailsKiAParadie Archive Database
33 MackenzieNorman Alexander FreemanWarrant Officer Class IIR/147987France, Ugny-Sur-Meuse Communal Cemetery, Grave 4.Age RCAF49Sqn (RAF)1944-04-27Killed
34 MackenzieN A FWarrant Officer Class 2 Ugny-sur-Meuse Communal CemeteryRCAFBomber Command49Sqn
1944-04-26LancasterILL908EA-HFiskerton2139SchweinfurtCrashed Ugny-sur-Meuse {Meuse}KilledParadie Archive Database
35 MackenzieDavid VictorLeading AircraftmanR/142262United Kingdom, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row E. Grave 18.Age 24RCAF432Sqn1944-04-12KilledSon Of Robert Colin And Mary Marshall Mackenzie, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
36 ElliottHenry MiltonFlying OfficerJ/27133Poix-de-Picardie Churchyard Row B Grave 2516th October 1918 in Medicine Hat, AlbertaCanadianBomb AimerRCAFBomber Command158 Sqn
1944-04-10HalifaxIIIMZ542NP-ZLissett20:51Tergnier Rail InstallationsClaim by Uffz Leopold Weinberger 7/NJG4 - Rouvroy: 3,400m at 00:08. (Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 2 (April 1944 - May 1945) - Dr Theo E.W. Boiten & Roderick J. Mackenzie). Crashed Catillon Valley near Loeuilly 11km South of Amiens.KilledParadie Archive DatabaseSon of Jesse and Grace Penman Elliott, of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
37 HowdenAndrew MackenzieFlying OfficerJ/28764United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246.Age 24RCAF139Sqn1944-04-07KilledSon Of James And Jessie Howden, Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
38 HowdenAndrew MackenzieFlying OfficerJ28764Runnymede Memorial. Panel 24610th November 1919 in Wellington, OntarioCanadianPilotRCAFBomber Command139Sqn (Jamaica)
1944-04-06MosquitoIVDZ370XD:URAF Upwood20:45HamburgSee Archive report for detailsKilledParadie Archive Database
39 MackenzieJ.JSergeantR/162305Age ?CanadaAir BomberRCAFBomber Command1659 HCU
1944-03-24HalifaxIIJD317RAF Topcliffe, North YorkshireDiversionCrashed Little Chalfont BucksInjuredParadie Archive DatabaseLater promoted to flying officer - no further details.
40 ArnotDonald MackenzieSquadron LeaderJ/13470Germany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. K. 10.Age DFC

RCAF427Sqn1944-01-22KilledSon Of Colin Mackenzie Arnot And Florella May Arnot, Of Toronto, Canada.
41 MackenzieWarren EllwoodWarrant Officer Class 2R65193Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 6.B.2116th March 1913 in Durham, Nova ScotiaCanadianNavigatorRCAFBomber Command419 (Moose) Sqn, RCAF
1944-01-20HalifaxIIDT731VR:MMiddleton St George15:54BerlinDT731 was claimed as a probable by Maj. Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, his 76th Abschuss, from Stab NJG2 near Berlin at 19:25 - 19:35 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)PoW No 874, Stalag Luft 3/ Killed by friendly fireParadie Archive DatabaseOn the 19th April 1945 Typhoons strafed a PoW column near Gresse and amongst the many victims was WO1 MacKenzie. He was initially buried in the Communal Cemetery at Gresse

Son of David Ellwood and Catherine (née MacDonald) MacKenzie from Nova Scotia, Canada. His father predeceased him November 1937
42 ArnotDonald MackenzieSquadron LeaderJ/13470

Courtesy Dave Champion

Berlin 1939–1945 War Cemetery Grave 2 K 10Age 25CanadianPilotDFC

RCAFBomber Command427Sqn RCAF
1944-01-20HalifaxIIILL139ZL-DRAF Leeming, North Yorkshire2000MagdeburgSee archive report for further detailsKilledParadie Archive DatabaseSon of Colin Mackenzie Arnot and Florella May Arnot of Toronto, Canada
43 MackenzieHenry HectorFlying OfficerJ/18188 (R/122255)

Marissel French National Cemetery. Grave 206Age 24CanadaPilotRCAFFighter Comman198Sqn
1944-01-03TyphoonIbJR523RAF Manston, Kent11:40RangerCrashed near MarisselKilledParadie Archive DatabaseBorn on the 17th April 1920 in Manitoba. Enlisted on the 13th August 1941.

Son of Dr. Henry Hector MacKenzie (died 12th March 1975, age 90) He served in France with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, and Marie Mackenzie (née Macleod - died 21st November1953, age 63) Marie was a nursing sister with the Canadian Army Medical Corps during the First World War. She served overseas in France and England from 1915-1918 and was awarded the British War and Victory medals and was mentioned in Dispatches, of 336 - 5th Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

Dr. Mackenzie Later married Florence Maud MacKenzie (née Orr - died 15rh May 1987, age 92)l

44 MackenzieHenry HectorFlying OfficerJ/18188France, Marissel French National Cemetery, Grave 206.Age 24RCAF198Sqn (RAF)1944-01-03KilledSon Of Henry Hector Mackenzie, M.D., And Marie Mackenzie, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
45 RobertsDavid RozellWarrant OfficerR80174Wrexham Cemetery Sec. D. Grave 96451st March 1920 in Winnipeg, ManitobaCanadianPilotRCAFTraining Command81OTU
1943.01.11WhitleyVLA766RAF Whitchurch Heath16:07Training FlightTook off for an evening cross country navigation exercise with a screened pilot, navigator, wireless operator and five pupils. Crashed at 20:50 having acknowledged four QDMs, some 23 miles from base and in the county of Denbigh.KiASon of Cecil Rozell and Barbara (née Clarke) Roberts; husband of Margaret (née MacKenzie) Roberts, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
46 MackenzieAndrew Robert 'Andy'F/OJ/10976
1920-08-10 Montreal Died 2009-09-21 Kemptville Ont.CanadianPilotDFC

RCAFFighter421Sqn RCAF
1943-12-20SpitfireIX8.25Enlisted on April 3, 1940, and received his wings eight months later. It took two years to get to the fighting, though, because the brass kept him in Canada as an instructor. Finally, his nagging paid off and he shipped to Britain in April, 1943. Posted to 421Sqn (RCAF), he and his fellow pilots flew sweeps over occupied France. 'The Huns were few and far between and although I did get a good squirt at a FW-190, which was destroyed, it was shared with three other pilots.'. He struck up a friendship with the legendary George (Buzz) Beurling, Canada's top-scoring ace. Mr. MacKenzie learned a lot from his mentor, which made him a more confident and aggressive fighter pilot. On Dec. 20, 1943, he was flying as No. 2 to the wing leader when he spotted 'a gaggle of Huns.' Unable to control his youthful exuberance, he broke formation and shot down two FW190s. Then he got his hat trick when he shot down a third. It was an extraordinarily successful mission for the young pilot, but he was lucky not to be sent home in disgrace because he had broken the cardinal rule: "A No. 2 just does not leave his leader," he said. However, all was forgiven and he was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross.

A month after being posted to 403 Squadron, he was shot down by American forces on June 14, 1944, as he was providing ground support. Too low to bail out, he managed to land his Spitfire IX on its belly. On Aug. 10 1944, he was informed he'd done enough. After 257 combat missions, he was going home. Back in Canada, he took over 135 Squadron and trained his pilots for the invasion of Japan, but that became unnecessary after the Americans dropped the bombs.

DFC Citatioin: This officer has participated in numerous sorties and has destroyed four enemy aircraft, three of which he shot down during a sweep over northern France in December 1943. Flying Officer Mackenzie is a skilful and resolute fighter whose determination to destroy the enemy has always been evident.
47 BellDouglas MackenzieFlying Officer122394United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 123.Age 32RAFVR408 (RCAF)Sqn1943-11-24Killed
48 MackenzieDuncan CameronLeading AircraftmanU/199219Canada, Lachute Protestant Cemetery, Lot 141. Sec. 4.Age 21RCAF1943-11-06KilledSon Of The Revd. Dr. James A. Mackenzie And Margaret E. Mackenzie, Of Toronto, Ontario.
49 FlettStewart MacKenzieFlying OfficerJ/22074St Patrick's Churchyard, Jurby. Grave 360Age 27CanadaNavigatorRCAFBomber Command1659 Heavy Conversion Unit1943-11-06HalifaxIIW12510RAF Topcliffe, YorkshireTraining Flight See archive report for further details KilledParadie Archive Database Read Archive Report
50 FlettStewart MackenzieFlying OfficerJ/22074United Kingdom, Jurby (St. Patrick) Churchyard, Grave 360.Age 27RCAF1943-11-06Killed

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