Divitcoff, Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alexander |
Surname | Divitcoff |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Antina Divitcoff, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NR118 |
Markings | WL-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leopoldsburg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VIII. A. 18. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED AND LOVING SON ALEX. MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/209473 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Route de Dailly, Couvin, Dailly, Namur Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone, metal sculpture & inscribed composite plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Former Control Tower, old Tholthorpe airfield site, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
P/O Herbert Brown, the wireless operator, baled out and landed in Allied held territory unharmed. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 523 aircraft, 8 Halifaxes lost (1.5%). A successful raid. 346 houses destroyed and 524 badly damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been caught in the blast from another aircraft collision over the target. |