Pilot Officer Alvin James Ness
Accident in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
J/37341
Cause of Death (in war):
Accident
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Company:
133rd Squadron
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Howick, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
19 years
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
21 years 6 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
21 years 6 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Student
Next of Kin:
Son of Albert J. Ness and Ida E. Ness,Howick, Quebec.
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 4.0 in / 163 cm
Weight:
139 lbs / 63 kg
Chest:
32.0 in / 81 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
918 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
Plot 18. Range 1.
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Alvin James Ness in uniform
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Burial of Alvin James Ness
Origional Grave of P.O. Alvin James Ness
Hawker Hurricane
Current headstone of Alvin Ness
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Pilot Officer |
Canadian Forces |
Air Force |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
133rd Squadron |
|
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Notes
Education: 1928-1935, 1935-1940 Howick, Quebec
1940-1941 Macdonald College - Agriculture Program
Enjoyed Hockey, softball, boxing
Additional Service Notes
Died of injuries sustained in an accident in flying operations off the coast of British Columbia (about one mile south of Pachena Point, B.C.) from RCAF Station Tofino, BC. flying as part of the "Dawn Patrol".
His Hawker Hurricane aircraft #5423 suffered engine failure and ditched in the water one mile south of Pachena Point, British Columbia. The aircraft was forced to ditch approximately one mile south of Pachena Point. P/O Ness successfully evacuated into his dinghy; however, he succumbed to injuries before rescue crews arrived. Search and rescue operations were promptly initiated from RCAF Station Tofino but were unable to recover P/O Ness alive.
Few details in service file.
B.C. death certificate lists cause of death as laceration of the brain and fracture of the spine.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father: Albert James Ness, Howick, Quebec. Listed as a government employee. Also as a farmer.
Mother: Ethel Ida (Wright) Ness
Parents married 27 October, 1910 in Howick, Quebec
Sister: Kathleen Ness Forrester, Howick, Quebec
Research Notes
LAC file includes occupational history for a different man
No report on accident
