Pontavert Communal Cemetery
Historical Information (Source: CWGC)
Some ten yards south-west of the Calvary in the centre of the cemetery is the grave of an airman of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
FLYING OFFICER GLEN ALEXANDER McNICHOL - J/17109
83 Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force
Died 17 April 1943 Age 21
Lancaster I R5484 – 83 Sqdn – 17 April 1943
Took off 2117 16 April 1943 from Wyton. Last heard on W/T at 0411 17 April 1943 advising that the Lancaster was trying to make base on two engines.
Crew
Flying Officer Glen Alexander McNICHOL (J/17109) Pilot RCAF
PoW
Flying Officer Henry Harold BEAUPRE (J/16378) Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria
Flight Sergeant Charles Erskine HOBBS (R/85583) Stalag Luft L6 Heydekrug
Flying Officer Thomas William LEWIS (J/16111) Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria
Flight Sergeant George Stanley MACFARLANE (1359980) Stalag 357 Kopernikus
Warrant Officer George Christopher MOTT (622657) Stalag 357 Kopernikus
Sergeant Henry Richard WILLIS (1314029) Stalag 357 Kopernikus