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Sergeant John McFarland Acheson
Cenotaph

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Sergeant John McFarland Acheson Veteran

Birth
West Derby, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Death
25 Jul 1943 (aged 27)
Duhnen, Landkreis Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany
Cenotaph
Allerton, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England GPS-Latitude: 53.3608806, Longitude: -2.8831917
Plot
Section 2E
Memorial ID
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Military Service
Service Number: 1065899
Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 460 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn.
Age 27 years old

Sergeant / Navigator.

John died when his plane was shot down by a night fighter, 2 miles northeast of Duhnen, near Cuxhaven, during a raid on Hamburg.

He is remembered on a family marker here at Allerton Cemetery but he is buried at Becklingen War Cemetery in Germany. Family links are attached to the burial memorial.
Military Service
Service Number: 1065899
Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 460 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn.
Age 27 years old

Sergeant / Navigator.

John died when his plane was shot down by a night fighter, 2 miles northeast of Duhnen, near Cuxhaven, during a raid on Hamburg.

He is remembered on a family marker here at Allerton Cemetery but he is buried at Becklingen War Cemetery in Germany. Family links are attached to the burial memorial.

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  • Created by: Sharon
  • Added: Jun 16, 2023
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255471879/john_mcfarland-acheson: accessed ), memorial page for Sergeant John McFarland Acheson (29 Jan 1916–25 Jul 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 255471879, citing Allerton Cemetery, Allerton, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England; Maintained by Sharon (contributor 47715883).