Flying Marines

1. Name	John Hamilton McCAHON
2. Date Commissioned	1 September 1927
3. Date retired	4 April 1953
4. Rank	Captain RM
5. Awarded wings	August 1934
6. Flying schools	R.A.F Leuchars
7. Aircraft types flown	No record. Probably T.S.R. i.e. Fairey IIIF Baffin etc
8. Squadrons	No record
9. Aircraft Carriers	Eagle 1 February 1935 to 21 February 1935 Glorious 1 September 1935 to 7 October 1937
10. Senior Appointments	None in F.A.A
11.Decorations	1939/45 War medals Mention in despatches Atlantic Pacific with clasp
12. General	His Record of Service gives no information as to squadrons etc. His tour must have been satisfactory since he was promoted to Flight Lieut. on 1 January 1937. After return to Corps Duty he would have been just about due for a second tour when war was declared. He was in fact in H.M.S. Exeter when she was sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea and was taken prisoner by the Japanese on 1 March 1942. After the War he went into transport and served as Transport Officer at I.T.C.R.M. until he retired on 4 April 1953.
13. R.A.F Rank	Rank Flving Officer 14 January 1934 Flight Lieut. 1 January 1937 to 21 December 1937