In Memory Of

McKECHNIE, DONALD NEIL

Service Details
Age:
24
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
160193
Rank:
Flying Officer
Unit:
44 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
1944-07-27
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Lancaster PB346, took off 2119 26 July 1944 from Dunholme Lodge borrowed by 44 Sqdn flown by a 619 Sqdn crew to bomb rail communications. Crashed on fire near la Boissiere-sur-Evre (Main-et-Loire) 5 km NNW from the small town of Montrevault
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Coll. grave.
Cemetery:
LA BOISSIERE-SUR-EVRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Localitly:
Maine-et-Loire
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of Ronald and Minnie McKechnie, of Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia.