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SGT Norman Hugh “Scotty” MacKay

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SGT Norman Hugh “Scotty” MacKay

Birth
East Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
29 Sep 1942 (aged 25)
Burial
Killay, Swansea, Wales Add to Map
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Commonwealth War Grave. Sergeant (Pilot) in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Service number R/98260.A resident of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., U.S.A. Grave 203.
Son of A.I. MacKay and Eva Pierce McKay, of Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.A.
Thanks to FTR for family information.

Serg. ‘Scotty’ MacKay, Local Youth, Killed Fighting With Canadians

Sergeant Norman Hugh MacKay of the Royal Canadian Air Force, son of A. I. MacKay of 831 East Main Street, was killed in action on Sept. 29, it was learned here today. The family received word of his death on Saturday.

MacKay, who has been in the service for one and one-half years, attended the local High School where he was known at “Scotty.”

The Durham Sun, Durham, North Carolina, Monday, October 5, 1942, Page 1, column 2

Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947
Name: Norman Hugh MacKAY
Birth Date: 14 Mar 1917
Birth Place: E. Westmoreland, N.H., U.S.A.
Present Address: YMCA, Winsor, Ont.
Permanent Address: 115 W. Buena Vista, Highland Park, Mich. U.S.A.
Death Date: 29 Sep 1942
Service Number: R98260
Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Rank: Sergeant
Next of Kin: Alexander MacKay, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Relationship: Father
Father's Birthplace: Dunvegan, Skye, Scotland
Mother: Eva Pierce
Mother's Birthplace: Dorchester, Mass.

Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974
Name: Norman Hugh Mackay
Occupation: Airman
Native or naturalized: born E. Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., N.H. Mar. 14, 1917
Last known address in the United States: 115 W. Buena Vista, Highland Park, Mich.
Death Date: 29 Sep 1942
Age: 25
Place of Death: Overseas (British Isles) [Incorrectly transcribed as Canada.]
Cause of Death: Flying accident
Disposition of the remains: Buried at Killay Churchyard, Killay, Swansea, Wales
Father: Alexander Mackay

Contributor: chcobe (47014701
Commonwealth War Grave. Sergeant (Pilot) in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Service number R/98260.A resident of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., U.S.A. Grave 203.
Son of A.I. MacKay and Eva Pierce McKay, of Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.A.
Thanks to FTR for family information.

Serg. ‘Scotty’ MacKay, Local Youth, Killed Fighting With Canadians

Sergeant Norman Hugh MacKay of the Royal Canadian Air Force, son of A. I. MacKay of 831 East Main Street, was killed in action on Sept. 29, it was learned here today. The family received word of his death on Saturday.

MacKay, who has been in the service for one and one-half years, attended the local High School where he was known at “Scotty.”

The Durham Sun, Durham, North Carolina, Monday, October 5, 1942, Page 1, column 2

Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947
Name: Norman Hugh MacKAY
Birth Date: 14 Mar 1917
Birth Place: E. Westmoreland, N.H., U.S.A.
Present Address: YMCA, Winsor, Ont.
Permanent Address: 115 W. Buena Vista, Highland Park, Mich. U.S.A.
Death Date: 29 Sep 1942
Service Number: R98260
Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Rank: Sergeant
Next of Kin: Alexander MacKay, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Relationship: Father
Father's Birthplace: Dunvegan, Skye, Scotland
Mother: Eva Pierce
Mother's Birthplace: Dorchester, Mass.

Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974
Name: Norman Hugh Mackay
Occupation: Airman
Native or naturalized: born E. Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., N.H. Mar. 14, 1917
Last known address in the United States: 115 W. Buena Vista, Highland Park, Mich.
Death Date: 29 Sep 1942
Age: 25
Place of Death: Overseas (British Isles) [Incorrectly transcribed as Canada.]
Cause of Death: Flying accident
Disposition of the remains: Buried at Killay Churchyard, Killay, Swansea, Wales
Father: Alexander Mackay

Contributor: chcobe (47014701


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  • Added: Mar 8, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25152449/norman_hugh-mackay: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Norman Hugh “Scotty” MacKay (14 Mar 1917–29 Sep 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25152449, citing Saint Hilary's Churchyard, Killay, Swansea, Wales; Maintained by B (contributor 46610020).