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Name: |
McIVER, Malcolm |
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Nationality: |
Canadian |
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Regiment/Service: |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
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Rank: |
Flight Lieutenant (Navigator) |
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Service No.: |
J11107 |
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Date of Birth: |
February 4, 1920 |
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Date of Death: |
May 13, 1944 (Oxford DF517) |
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Place of Burial: |
Brookfield Military Cemetery - United Kingdom |
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Name of Father: |
McIVER, Murdoch |
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Name of Mother: |
GLEN, Mary |
McIVER, F/O Malcolm (J11107) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.106 Squadron - Award effective 4 October 1943 as per London Gazette dated 15 October 1943 and AFRO 2610/43 dated 17 December 1943. Born in Toronto, 1920; home there; enlisted there 21 April 1942. Trained at No.3 ITS (graduated 7 October 1941), No.1 BGS (graduated 28 February 1942), No.10 AOS (graduated 19 January 1942) and No.2 ANS (graduated 30 March 1942). Commissioned 1942. Killed in flying accident (Oxford DF517) while with No.1655 MTU. DFC presented to next of kin, 12 December 1944.
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This officer has completed a tour of operational duty during which he has displayed outstanding ability and the greatest keenness and enthusiasm for his work. He has taken part in attacks on many of the major targets in the Ruhr Valley as well as the more distant objectives in Germany and Italy. He participated in a successful attack on Friedrichshafen and returning from North Africa materially assisted his pilot in the raid on Spezia. Flying Officer McIver has performed his navigational duties with skill, accuracy and steadiness, setting a fine example to the other navigators in the squadron. |
SOURCE: Air Force Association of Canada website.
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