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