Alexander Basil McVean
Record type: War Memorials
Biography: Canadian airman, killed in an aircraft accident in the Isle of Man. Rank: Sergeant. Trade: Air Gunner. Service Number: R/188529. Date of Death: 06NOV1943. Age: 21. Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force. Grave Reference: Grave 356. Cemetery: St. Patrick’s Churchyard, Jurby, Isle of Man. Additional Information: Son of Alexander & Ellen May McVean of Amprior, Ontario, Canada Unit: No. 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit. Sergeant McVean was an Air Gunner on Handley-Page Halifax W1251 which broke up in the air over Strandhall Farm, Rushen. Source: 1. Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) 2.The Manx Aviation Preservation Society.
Gender: Male
External sources: Canada
Memorial: Canadian Airmen's Memorial (1941-44)