Riess, John Frederick (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1941-December-11

Sergeant John Frederick Riess RCAF

Birth Date: 1920-March-19

Born: Hamilton, Ontario

Parents: Son of Edward and Grace Riess, of Hamilton, Ontario.

Spouse:

Home: Hamilton, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: 1940-October-01

Service

RCAF

Unit

119 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
By Night and by Day

Base

RCAF Stn. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/75704

Home
Google MapHamilton, Ontario
Final Burial
Google MapWoodland Cemetery
Sec 5a Row 7 Grave 3
119 City of Hamilton Squadron (Noli Me Tangere), Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. NS.Crashed on approach to Yarmouth when engine cut out on changing fuel-cocks to select inner tanks at 16:12 hrs on 11 Dec 1941: the 3-person crew, Sergeant E. Bawtinheimer, Sergeant J. Riess and Sergeant W. Whitman were all killed. Came down in woods 1/4 mile from end of runway. First fatal Bolingbroke crash for this unit

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IV serial:9053

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-December-11. Bolingbroke s/n 9053.

This accident involved 3 people. Bawtinheimer EG, Riess JF, Whitman WC

This accident had 3 fatalities. Sergeant John Frederick Riess RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/75704 Bolingbroke 9053, Sergeant Earl Gordon Bawtinheimer RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/75718 Bolingbroke 9053, Sergeant William Charles Whitman RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/76029 Bolingbroke 9053