John William Chester
Record type: War Memorials
Biography: RANK: Warrant Officer Class II
REGIMENT / SERVICE: Royal Canadian Air Force.
UNIT: No. 30 Operational Training Unit.
TRADE: Pilot
GRAVE REFERENCE: Grave 354.
CEMETERY: St. Patrick’s Churchyard, Jurby, Isle of Man.
SERVICE NO. - R/94989
DATE OF DEATH: 03 SEP 1943.
AGE: 25
HOME: Vanscoy, Saskatchewan
UNIT: No.30 Operational Training Unit
W.O.2 Chester was the Pilot of Vickers Wellington X3564 which crashed in the sand cliffs north of Jurby Head on 3rd September 1943. He was buried at St. Patrick’s Church, Jurby on 8th September, 1943.
Source: 1. Commonwealth War Grave Commission (CWGC) 2. The Manx Aviation Preservation Society.
Gender: Male
External sources: Canada
Memorial: Canadian Airmen's Memorial (1941-44)