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Flight Sergeant Ian Francis Macrae

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Memorial Name
Given name
I F
Family name
Macrae
Gender
Male
Service number
428892
Conflicts
Second World War, 1939–45
Campaign
Air war over Europe 1940–1945
Fate
Killed in action (KIA)
Fate date
18 December 1944
Additional information
Religion
Roman Catholic
Occupation
Farmer
Marital status
Single
Next of kin
Alice Mabel Macrae
Last held rank
Flight Sergeant
Service
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Veteran Notes/Bio

Ian is buried with his fellow crew members in Schoonselhof City, Antwerp, Belgium. The grave bears the inscription: "Let him rest upon thy breast, thy sorrows, Lord, to share (no emblem). He shares a grave with Sergeant W.H. Horton (2210688), Air Gunner Royal Air Force, age 35. In the next grave is buried the rest of the Lancaster crew: Flight Officer L.W. Beer (Pilot), Sergeant J. Capon (Nav), Sergeant A.J. Frisby (F/Engr).

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