Magder, Hiam Murray
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Hiam Murray |
Surname | Magder |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 02-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Simon Magder and Bessie Magder (née Goldenthal), of Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ED440 |
Markings | EA-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 18. D. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/69500 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Squadron Motto | Cave canem (Beware of the dog) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Miscellaneous Information
Hiam was born at Toronto on 4 April 1922. His parents were both born in Romania and his father was a merchant. The schools he attended were Ogden, Toronto 1927-1936 (General) and Harbord Collegiate Institute 1936-1939 (Jnr. Matric). He also undertook a part time maths course at North Bay Collegiate. He joined the Governor Generals Horse Guards at age 17. He took part in rugby, baseball , and swimming and his hobby was music. Hiam was a furrier and worked at Durable Cloaks in Toronto, 1939-1940 until enlisting. |
He enlisted on 17 February 1941 and underwent his initial training. He enlisted as a u/t Pilot but failed his elementary Pilot training. He embarked from Canada and in May 1942 and arrived at 3 PRC on 13 May 1942. He went on to 2 (0) AFU on 15 June 1942, 29 OTU 4 August 1942, 1660 CU 22 November 1942 and 49 Squadron 15 December 1942. It was from here that Hiam was to lose his life on 2 February 1943. |
Hiam was Jewish and his gravestone is marked with the Star of David. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1943 |
End Date | 03-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Köln |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Fiskerton at 1851 hrs detailed to attack targets in Koln. Reportedly shot down by a night fighter the aircraft crashing between Kessel and Helden (Limburg). Claimed by Maj Werner Streib of Stab1/NJG1 Kessel and Venlo area at 2113 hrs. Crew initially buried in Venlo Military Cemetery, reinterred on 22 October 1947. |