Mieyette, Lloyd
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Lloyd |
Surname | Mieyette |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Paul Ferdinand Mieyette and Mabel Anne Mieyette of Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA898 |
Markings | KC-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 24. F. 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/107619 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 617 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Mieyette Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Bamford, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed painting and Framed inscribed Scroll |
Memorial Text | A painting given to Bamford Church by 617 Sqn RAF |
Location | South Tower, Ladybower Dam, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the raid on the Rhur Dams by 617 Sqn RAF in May 1943 |
Location | Adjacent to South Tower, Ladybower Dam, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | An information board detailing the raid on the Rhur Dams by 617 Sqn RAF in May 1943 |
Location | St. Vincents Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the HQ of 5Gp Bomber Command 1937-1945 where the Rhur Dams raid by 617 Sqn RAF was controlled from |
Location | Thorpe Camp Museum, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Woodhall Spa 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Jubilee Gardens, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 617 Sqn RAF who gave their lives during WW2 |
Location | Jubilee Gardens, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 617 Sqn RAF who have given their lives since 1945 |
Location | Eyebrook Reservoir, Caldecott, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 617 Sqn RAF which practiced here before the Rhur Dams raid in May 1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 5 July 1921 at Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
UK Postings: Lloyd was at 19 OTU RAF Kinloss 14 July 1942; 1654 Conversion Unit 1 October 1942; 44 Squadron 23 December 1942; 617 Squadron 25 March 1943. Trained for the Dams Raid in the crew of F/Lt Harold Sydney Wilson but they were not on the Battle Order that night due to illness. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-09-1943 |
End Date | 16-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen- Dortmund Ems canal. Resumption of previous day's abortive operation. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak |