Identity
Person No.
16184
Service No.
84696
Last Name
First Name
Brian John
Initials
B J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in aircraft accident, involving three people and two aircraft occurred. Sq.Ldr R.V. Whitehead (R.A.E. Farnborough) having taken off to return to his Station crashed on 542 Squadron dispersal, with the result that F/Lt B.J. McMaster DFC (Officer Commanding "B" Flight, 542 Squadron) and LAC Bedford together with Sq.Ldr. Whitehead, were all killed. The aircraft was burnt out. An aircraft of 542 Squadron standing at dispersal was slightly burnt
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Additional Information
Notes
Son of John and Devina Elizabeth McMaster; husband of Mary Leila McMaster, of St. Ippolyts. On war memorial for King Edward VII School, Johannesburg.
Citation
LG Sup 12 January 1943 pg. 268 - "This officer has taken part in many sorties of a most varied nature. By his keenness he has set a great example to his fellow pilots"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project