le Bivic, Marcel
Personal Information
Rank | Lt. |
Forename(s) | Marcel |
Surname | le Bivic |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | Médaille de la Résistance Française avec Rosette |
Date of Death | 06-07-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | AL285 |
Markings | OA-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey |
Grave Reference | Plot 29, Row D, Grave 15 |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 272 (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 30263 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 342 (Lorraine) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | France |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Miscellaneous Information
This French unit transferred to the 2nd Tactical Air Force before flying any Bomber Command operations |
Lt. Brivic sustained a fractured skull and died some time later in hospital. He was initially buried in St. Albands but later moved to Brookwood. Although he died after the squadron transferred to 2TAF, his injuries were sustained in a training incident while the squadron was still part of Bomber Command. |
Born 27 Jan 1921 at Le Havre |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1943 |
End Date | 22-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- low level flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a tree and crashed near Rougham, Norfolk |