Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Roswell Murray MacTavish

In memory of:

Flying Officer Roswell Murray MacTavish

March 18, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/22385

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

439 Squadron

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45.

Additional Information

Son of Wilfrid Lawrence MacTavish and Edith Jane (nee McInnis) MacTavish, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Brother of Jacqueline and Jeanette.

Commemorated on Page 376 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AYR CEMETERY (United Kingdom)
Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. R. 1931. Div. Grave 2721.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Newspaper clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ROSWELL MURRAY MACTAVISH– Photo of R. M. MacTavish, LAC, Ottawa

    Details

    Photo of ROSWELL MURRAY MACTAVISH
    Photo of ROSWELL MURRAY MACTAVISH – Photo of R. M. MacTavish, LAC, Ottawa
  • Letter– Letter written by R. M. MacTavish, LAC, Ottawa

    Details

    Letter
    Letter – Letter written by R. M. MacTavish, LAC, Ottawa
  • Photo of Roswell Murray MacTavish

    Details

    Photo of Roswell Murray MacTavish
    Photo of Roswell Murray MacTavish
  • Photo of Roswell Murray MacTavish– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of Roswell Murray MacTavish
    Photo of Roswell Murray MacTavish – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Document
    Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Attestation paper
    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Memorial and plaque

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Memorial and plaque
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Roswell MacTavish

    Details

    Photo of Roswell MacTavish
    Photo of Roswell MacTavish
  • Grave Marker– Flying Officer MacTavish's CWGC headstone in Ayr Cemetery, Scotland.

    Details

    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Flying Officer MacTavish's CWGC headstone in Ayr Cemetery, Scotland.
  • Remembering Roswell Murray MacTavish– A small group of scout leaders went searching for this crash site the day before Remembrance Sunday 2014 and left the poster with details of Macs last flight - hoping to go and visit his grave in Ayr cemetery and will lay a wreath there

    Details

    Remembering Roswell Murray MacTavish
    Remembering Roswell Murray MacTavish – A small group of scout leaders went searching for this crash site the day before Remembrance Sunday 2014 and left the poster with details of Macs last flight - hoping to go and visit his grave in Ayr cemetery and will lay a wreath there

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: