Charles David McIntosh

1922 - 1943  (20 years)

• Name	Charles David McIntosh
  Born	29 Dec 1922	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/272248332
  Military	WW2
  Misfortune	killed in WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-488139
  Died	31 Jul 1943	English Channel, England   [1, 2]
  Buried	Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Greenfield, Egham, , Surrey, England
  Person ID	I488139	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	David Graham "Graham" McIntosh,   b. 2 Aug 1889, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Apr 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Mary Catherine Kranz,   b. 2 Aug 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	25 Apr 1918
  Family ID	F299884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  McIntosh-CharlesDavid-0001-KPL.JPG Charles David McIntosh

  
  

• Notes

  K-W Fliers Among 1,000 Saved From Ocean Death Two Kitchener men Sergeant- Pilot Charles McIntosh and Pilot Officer James Brown, owe their lives to the bravery of a destroyer captain who, several days ago, sailed his ship into the path of a torpedo to save a troopship carrying 1,000 airmen from Canada to Britain. Sgt.-Pilot Mclntosh is a son of Mrs. Mary McIntosh, 393 Queen Street South, and the late Col. D. G. McIntosh. Word of his safe arrival in England was received by his mother a day after a story appeared in The Record telling of the heroic act. The ship and all but seven of a crew of 100 men were lost. The airmen, bound for Scotland, were travelling on a fast liner of 15,000 tons, the account in The Record said. "She sailed with a destroyer and corvette escort sailed safely until she ran into the U-boat danger zone. Then the alarm bells shrilled. A submarine was sighted. "The U-boat fired a torpedo. It missed. It fired another. That also missed. A second later it fired a third torpedo. This time it was on the mark, heading for the belly of the ship. "The destroyer came between the torpedo and the liner. There was a terrific explosion as the torpedo tore into the destroyer's plates. Smoke towered up in a sacrificial pal. Debris rained onto the liner's decks and into the sea. "And when the smoke cleared, watchers on the liner saw there was nothing except a patch of oil and a few spars. A hundred sailors and an old destroyer for 1,000 pilots and a fast liner." Happy over the safe arrival of her son, Mrs. McIntosh expressed her sympathy for the men who were lost. "It must have been awful for those men," she said. Pilot Officer Brown formerly resided at the Y.M.C.A. ______________ Charles MacIntosh Believed Killed in Action, Mother Told Flt.-Sgt. Charles David MacIntosh is reported missing, believed killed in action July 31, according to a telegram from Ottawa just received by his mother, Mrs. Mary MacIntosh of 393 Queen Street South. The telegram carried no further. details. The airman's mother said she had not heard from him since Easter, and pointed out this was the first word she had heard of her son being missing. The 20-year-old airman enlisted in June of 1940, at the age of 18. He is the son of the late Col. D. Graham MacIntosh of Kitchener, former commanding officer of the Scots Fusiliers, and member of a Kitchener legal firm. He is the grandson of the late Carl Kranz of Kitchener. Flt.-Sgt. MacIntosh is a graduate of St. Andrew's College at Aurora, and at the time of enlistment was attending Waterloo College. The young pilot has a brother with the R.C.A.F. He is Warrant Officer Duncan MacIntosh, posted at Ottawa with the Squadron Ferry Command. _____________ C. D. McIntosh Presumed Dead March 11, 1944 WO. Charles David McIntosh, son of Mrs. Mary McIntosh, 393 Queen Street South, and the late Col. D. Graham McIntosh, who was reported missing July 31, 1943, may now be presumed dead, according to a recent communication from Ottawa. By reason of the fact that he was shot down near France, however, his family have reason to hope the 20-year-old pilot is still alive. If such is the case, they are prepared to wait until the end of the war for confirmation. WO. McIntosh was returning from operations over Germany, when part of his squadron became detached. Anti-aircraft fire brought down the Kitchener airman's plane, and since that time no word has been received of the landing. A flight-sergeant at the time of the mishap, the young airman has been promoted to the rank of warrant officer, his mother has been informed. WO. McIntosh is a graduate of St. Andrew's College at Aurora, and at the time of enlistment was attending Waterloo College.

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameCharles David Macintosh GenderMale Age20 Birth Dateabt 1923 Birth PlaceOntario Death Date31 Jul 1943 Death PlaceOverseas (Military), Ontario, French Empire Cause of DeathPreviously Reported Missing After Air Operations N - accident s/o David Graham McIntosh and Mary Catherine Kranz Occ: R.C.A.F. pilot [S3289] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947. NameCharles David MacIntosh GenderMale Age19 Birth Dateabt 1924 Death Date31 Jul 1943 CemeteryThe Runnymede Memorial Burial CountryEngland Regimental NumberR/97018 Region or MemorialMemorial Register Father D G MacIntosh Mother Mary C MacIntosh

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Dec 1922 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Greenfield, Egham, , Surrey, England  = Link to Google Earth