McCarthy, Anthony Gerard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Anthony Gerard |
Surname | McCarthy |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Timothy James McCarthy, who died in 1929, and Mary Ann McCarthy (née Herbert). Husband of Winifred Mary McCarthy (née Howitt). They married on 8 July 1944, just 12 days before he was lost on Operations. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB174 |
Markings | LQ-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tubbergen Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 207 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 169703 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 13 June 1914 in Southwark, London. He was survived by eight siblings. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1789/13 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1789/12 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-07-1944 |
End Date | 21-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Bottrop- to attack a synthetic oil plant. 166 aircraft, 8 losses. The northern part of the target was badly damaged |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Reutum, ENE of Almelo, Holland |