McIver, Henry Carbee
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Henry Carbee |
Surname | McIver |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Malcolm and Charlotte McIver, of Rapid View, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS772 |
Markings | EQ-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Avesnes-les-Aubert Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | JESUS SAID, I AM THE RESURRECTION, AND THE LIFE ST. JOHN XI.25 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 209 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/8169 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Mciver Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1944 |
End Date | 13-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Cambrai- to bomb railway facilities. Part of a 671 aircraft force to further hamper lines of communications leading to the Normandy area. Cambrai and Caen attacks were scattered but Amiens, Arras and Poitiers were accurate. 23 aircraft were Lost (3.4%) including that of Charles Mynarski VC, the subject of the Canadian Lancaster 'Vera'. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Avesnes-les-Aubert, ENE of Cambrai, France |