Geoff, the pilot was an Aussie. I've included an email address at the bottom if you want to make contact for a photo of the monument. Nova Scotia News - TheChronicleHerald.ca
Thanks for that Andy. I was just advised of another memorial being planned in Northern Ireland to victims of a crash there. It is really wonderful that 66 years on in both cases July/August, they still remember the young lives that were extinguished so horribly in defence of freedom. We lost three other lads in that area (all 31 OTU) and all are buried in the same cemetery. I will contact the gentleman and see if he would be prepared to take some photos for me. BURNS, PHILIP MAXWELL Sergeant 421242 31 O T U RCAF 19/04/1943 19 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 381. Grave 1. TRURO (TERRACE HILL) CEMETERY BURSILL, JOHN ALAN Pilot Officer 411119 31 O T U RCAF 10/08/1942 25 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 379. Grave 3. TRURO (TERRACE HILL) CEMETERY ELLIOTT, PERCY WILLIAM Sergeant 425289 31 O T U RCAF 8/04/1943 23 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 380. Grave 4. TRURO (TERRACE HILL) CEMETERY KING, NEIL DANSKINE Sergeant 411147 31 O T U RCAF 7/06/1942 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 379. Grave 1. TRURO (TERRACE HILL) CEMETERY This is the one planned for next Sunday in Ireland: View attachment 1917
In Bushmills too so they'll be able to toast the lost men in fine fashion. It is good to see these memorials being erected.
I was trying to get some photos of the memorial so emailed the people concerned and they sent me "directions" to the memorial. I will try again this week to explain myself a little better.