Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Flight Sergeant WOp Hugh Archibald MacEachen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Flight Sergeant WOp Hugh Archibald MacEachen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Photo of HUGH ARCHIBALD MACEACHEN – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Photo of HUGH ARCHIBALD MACEACHEN – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Other – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Other – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Grave marker – Gravesite in Esbjerg, Denmark

Photo of Hugh Archibald MacEachern – Flight Sergeant Hugh MacEachern had four brothers: York, Campbell, Joseph Edward and Alexander MacEachern. Campbell MacEachern was in the RCAF but did not serve overseas as the war ended. Joseph Edward and Alexander both served overseas with the North Novies (North Nova Scotia Highlanders). Joseph was wounded in action and returned home at wars end.

Photo 2 of Hugh Archibald MacEachern – Flight Sergeant Hugh MacEachern had four brothers: York, Campbell, Joseph Edward and Alexander MacEachern.

Telegram – Telegram dated May 1, 1943 from Hugh's father which informed his three sisters, Anne, Margaret, and Dolores, who were living in Montreal at the time, of the fact that Hugh was reported missing. Hugh's other sister, Grace, was a nurse at the time.

Memorial by the Sydney Academy – From the Sydney Academy Memorial booklet, published by the Student's Assembly in memory of former students who served during the Second World War. The original pictures were supplied by the Sydney Post-Record and the booklet was compiled by Jack Wilcox, class of 1946 and Donald Trivett, class of 1947. Additional Information courtesy of Floyd Williston: F/Sgt. Hugh A. MacEachern, age 22, was killed on April 29, 1943, when his Wellington HZ278, of 166 Squadron, in which he was the Wireless Air Gunner, was shot down by flak and crashed in the harbour at Esberg, during a night mine-laying operation. He is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.

Letter from the Sydney Academy