William Ian Meech
Service number
R.62957
Military unit
408 Sqdn 434 Sqdn
Address
Peppett Street, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Date of birth
23 Jun 1920
Date of death
13 Apr 1942 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Employment, education or hobbies
Medical student.
- Family History
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Family history
Son of Lloyd Remington Meech and Mary Josephine Meech, of North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Military history
12/13 April 1942 Hampden AT120 408 Sqn Took off from RAF Balderton to bomb Essen, last heard on W/T by Heston at 04:20 believed to have ditched with the loss of the crew. 2 carrier pigeons from the aircraft arrived at lofts with coordinates but the life raft was swamped before rescue.
F/Sgt William Meech RCAF - Body washed ashore 2/5/1942, Ramsgate area. His brother Lloyd was also killed 19/2/44 with 172 Sqn.
F/Sgt John Davenport RCAF - Washed ashore, 30/4/1942 buried Aylesham Cemetery, Kent.
F/Sgt George Lantz RCAF
F/Sgt Gordon Wilkie RCAF - Both missing.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
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