Fife, Mervyn George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Mervyn George |
Surname | Fife |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mervyn and Emily Fife, of Riverside, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV998 |
Markings | QB-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. J. 19. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE. MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 163 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/38445 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-01-1945 |
End Date | 13-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Gardening off Flensburg. One of 32 Halifaxes tasked with mine laying off Flensburg and Kiel. 4 aircraft were lost in all. |
Reason for Loss |