In Memory Of

McFADYEN, IAN HAMILTON

Service Details
Age:
26
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
21785V
Rank:
Air Sergeant
Unit:
21 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1941-09-28
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, 4 crew (1 survived as POW) shot down in flames over sea by 2 Bf109s on first op, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1650
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 247.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Angus J. and Natalie Adamson Victoria McFadyen, of Umhlanga Rocks, Natal, South Africa. Born Durban. A clerk. The remainder of his crew died the day before, so this might be a suspect date of death. On Harrismith War Memorial, Free State