Cantwell, Michael James Wallace
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Michael James Wallace |
Surname | Cantwell |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James W. Cantwell and Mary Ellen Cantwell, of Campbelltown, New Brunswick, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME807 |
Markings | EM-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lignieres-De-Touraine Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | BORN 7TH DECEMBER 1925. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 17 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/90372 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 207 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Bottesford during WW2 |
Location | X, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed group of Memorial Stones with adjacent info board |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Spilsby and of 10 Sqn Armourers killed in an accident on 10th April 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Spilsby during WW2 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Waddington between 1 November 1940 and 18th November 1941 |
Location | Harby Rd, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Langar during WW2 |
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque & Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and a memorial to the personnel of 207 Sqn RAF who were killed flying from RAF Langar during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1235/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1235/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-07-1944 |
End Date | 17-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Spilsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Nevers |
Reason for Loss | Mid air collision with another bomber |