McGillivray, Earl Lewis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Earl Lewis |
Surname | McGillivray |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Sara Ann McGillivray, of Central Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT576 |
Markings | LQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dishforth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 49. |
Epitaph | OUR LOVED ONES: THEY LIVE ON EARTH IN THOUGHT AND DEED AS TRULY AS IN GOD'S HEAVEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/61819 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Mcgillivray Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/35 |
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-11-1942 |
End Date | 29-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ferry duties as part of the Squadron's detachment to Beaulieu |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Melmerby, SW of the airfield One of the worst non-operational accidents of the war |