Leading Aircraftman Holgate was one of three airmen killed in the crash of their Anson (#7339) aircraft during a bombing practice; the crash occurred at Willow Grove, Ontario, 3 miles east of the bombing target, following the mid-air collision with another Anson. Four airmen in the other Anson also perished in this accident.
Anson (#7339) casualties were:-
Leading Aircraftman Arthur Raymond HAYES,
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur HOLGATE and
Leading Aircraftman Frederick Earl INNES.
Anson (#7566) casualties were:-
Leading Aircraftman John Henry KEARNEY,
Flying Officer Edward Blake NORBURY,
Leading Aircraftman Hector Patrick SAMUEL and
Leading Aircraftman James Alexander SMITH.
Military Service:-
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Trade: Bomb Aimer
Service Number: R/184765
Age: 20
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #1 Bombing and Gunnery School (Jarvis, Ontario)
Son of Frederick P. Holgate and Betty R. Holgate of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate is commemorated on Page 171 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Leading Aircraftman Holgate was one of three airmen killed in the crash of their Anson (#7339) aircraft during a bombing practice; the crash occurred at Willow Grove, Ontario, 3 miles east of the bombing target, following the mid-air collision with another Anson. Four airmen in the other Anson also perished in this accident.
Anson (#7339) casualties were:-
Leading Aircraftman Arthur Raymond HAYES,
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur HOLGATE and
Leading Aircraftman Frederick Earl INNES.
Anson (#7566) casualties were:-
Leading Aircraftman John Henry KEARNEY,
Flying Officer Edward Blake NORBURY,
Leading Aircraftman Hector Patrick SAMUEL and
Leading Aircraftman James Alexander SMITH.
Military Service:-
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Trade: Bomb Aimer
Service Number: R/184765
Age: 20
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #1 Bombing and Gunnery School (Jarvis, Ontario)
Son of Frederick P. Holgate and Betty R. Holgate of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate is commemorated on Page 171 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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