McQuade, William Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Joseph |
Surname | McQuade |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Sarah McQuade, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X2917 |
Markings | KM-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Waddington (St. Michael) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | NO MORNING DAWNS NO NIGHT RETURNS BUT WE THINK OF YOU. MOTHER AND BROTHER DES. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 72 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/69567 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-08-1941 |
End Date | 07-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Calais |
Reason for Loss | Due to bad weather diverted to Barton Bendish Airfield, Norfolk. Struck trees and crashed |