Flying Officer (Pilot), Royal Canadian Air Force. Age: Unknown.
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Flying Officer
Service Number: J/25924
Royal Canadian Air Force
102 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
He originally joined the Air Force in June of 1937 and served till September of 1939 when his father died. He was discharged then to help the family and run the family store. He enlisted again in March of 1942 at Moncton, NB and went overseas in June of 1943.
He was the son of Chester Allison and Maud Amy (nee Buck) Maxwell of Sackville, New Brunswick. Brother of Norman, Helen, and Margaret. Husband of Annie Agnus Maxwell; and the father of Jacquelyn Elaine and Sharon Annie Maxwell of Sackville.
He died when Handley Page Halifax B.Mk. III, MZ 652 / DY-Z was on a mission to bomb the Sterkrade synthetic oil plant. The plain was shot by the enemy causing it to crash in flames killing all aboard. They were buried in a mass grave.
The rest of the crew were:
F/O William John Henry Rushforth - R.C.A.F - Nav - Aged 34
Sgt Norman William Amstein - R.C.A.F - A/G - Aged 20
Sgt Leslie William Joseph McKenna - R.C.A.F - A/G - Aged 18
Sgt Ernest Oswald Walker - R.A.F.V.R. - F/E/ - Aged 20
Sgt Ronald William Peel - R.A.F.V.R. - B/A - Aged 21
Sgt Percy Stamper - R.A.F.V.R. - WOp - Aged 23
He is commemorated on Page 381 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. He is remembered on the Cenotaph at Sackville, New Brunswick. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
View Cenotaph Sackville Rural Cemetery.
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Flying Officer
Service Number: J/25924
Royal Canadian Air Force
102 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
He originally joined the Air Force in June of 1937 and served till September of 1939 when his father died. He was discharged then to help the family and run the family store. He enlisted again in March of 1942 at Moncton, NB and went overseas in June of 1943.
He was the son of Chester Allison and Maud Amy (nee Buck) Maxwell of Sackville, New Brunswick. Brother of Norman, Helen, and Margaret. Husband of Annie Agnus Maxwell; and the father of Jacquelyn Elaine and Sharon Annie Maxwell of Sackville.
He died when Handley Page Halifax B.Mk. III, MZ 652 / DY-Z was on a mission to bomb the Sterkrade synthetic oil plant. The plain was shot by the enemy causing it to crash in flames killing all aboard. They were buried in a mass grave.
The rest of the crew were:
F/O William John Henry Rushforth - R.C.A.F - Nav - Aged 34
Sgt Norman William Amstein - R.C.A.F - A/G - Aged 20
Sgt Leslie William Joseph McKenna - R.C.A.F - A/G - Aged 18
Sgt Ernest Oswald Walker - R.A.F.V.R. - F/E/ - Aged 20
Sgt Ronald William Peel - R.A.F.V.R. - B/A - Aged 21
Sgt Percy Stamper - R.A.F.V.R. - WOp - Aged 23
He is commemorated on Page 381 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. He is remembered on the Cenotaph at Sackville, New Brunswick. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
View Cenotaph Sackville Rural Cemetery.
Flying Officer (Pilot), Royal Canadian Air Force. Age: Unknown.
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Flying Officer
Service Number: J/25924
Royal Canadian Air Force
102 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
He originally joined the Air Force in June of 1937 and served till September of 1939 when his father died. He was discharged then to help the family and run the family store. He enlisted again in March of 1942 at Moncton, NB and went overseas in June of 1943.
He was the son of Chester Allison and Maud Amy (nee Buck) Maxwell of Sackville, New Brunswick. Brother of Norman, Helen, and Margaret. Husband of Annie Agnus Maxwell; and the father of Jacquelyn Elaine and Sharon Annie Maxwell of Sackville.
He died when Handley Page Halifax B.Mk. III, MZ 652 / DY-Z was on a mission to bomb the Sterkrade synthetic oil plant. The plain was shot by the enemy causing it to crash in flames killing all aboard. They were buried in a mass grave.
The rest of the crew were:
F/O William John Henry Rushforth - R.C.A.F - Nav - Aged 34
Sgt Norman William Amstein - R.C.A.F - A/G - Aged 20
Sgt Leslie William Joseph McKenna - R.C.A.F - A/G - Aged 18
Sgt Ernest Oswald Walker - R.A.F.V.R. - F/E/ - Aged 20
Sgt Ronald William Peel - R.A.F.V.R. - B/A - Aged 21
Sgt Percy Stamper - R.A.F.V.R. - WOp - Aged 23
He is commemorated on Page 381 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. He is remembered on the Cenotaph at Sackville, New Brunswick. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
View Cenotaph Sackville Rural Cemetery.
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Flying Officer
Service Number: J/25924
Royal Canadian Air Force
102 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
He originally joined the Air Force in June of 1937 and served till September of 1939 when his father died. He was discharged then to help the family and run the family store. He enlisted again in March of 1942 at Moncton, NB and went overseas in June of 1943.
He was the son of Chester Allison and Maud Amy (nee Buck) Maxwell of Sackville, New Brunswick. Brother of Norman, Helen, and Margaret. Husband of Annie Agnus Maxwell; and the father of Jacquelyn Elaine and Sharon Annie Maxwell of Sackville.
He died when Handley Page Halifax B.Mk. III, MZ 652 / DY-Z was on a mission to bomb the Sterkrade synthetic oil plant. The plain was shot by the enemy causing it to crash in flames killing all aboard. They were buried in a mass grave.
The rest of the crew were:
F/O William John Henry Rushforth - R.C.A.F - Nav - Aged 34
Sgt Norman William Amstein - R.C.A.F - A/G - Aged 20
Sgt Leslie William Joseph McKenna - R.C.A.F - A/G - Aged 18
Sgt Ernest Oswald Walker - R.A.F.V.R. - F/E/ - Aged 20
Sgt Ronald William Peel - R.A.F.V.R. - B/A - Aged 21
Sgt Percy Stamper - R.A.F.V.R. - WOp - Aged 23
He is commemorated on Page 381 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. He is remembered on the Cenotaph at Sackville, New Brunswick. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
View Cenotaph Sackville Rural Cemetery.
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