Flying Officer Reginald Stewart McGibbon
Killed in Action in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
J/20908
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Company:
576 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Dundee, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
25 years
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
27 years 11 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
27 years 11 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Son of John Stewart McGibbon and Dora Irene McGibbon, Dundee, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Dundee, Quebec
Religion:
United Church of Canada
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
138 lbs / 63 kg
Chest:
32.8 in / 83 cm
Expansion:
2.3 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1079 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
L. 9. 15.
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Reginald Stewart McGibbon
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Flying Officer |
Canadian Forces |
Air Force |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
576 (R.A.F.) Sqdn |
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Notes
Education Dundee Consolidated School, Dundee, Quebec 1924-1935
Additional Service Notes
Training as a private, No. 40 Canadian Militia Training centre, Farnham, Quebec Jan 10-Feb 8 1941
Was flying in the capacity of operational Air Bomber, part of a total crew of 7 in a Lancaster bomber on as operation to Stuttgart, Germany and was shot down by a German night fighter at approximatly 2:30 AM and crashed at the village of Weyersheim at a place called seeweil, about 9 miles north of Strassburg. Two crew members survived ant taken captive by the Germans
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father John Stewart McGibbon born St. Anicet, Quebec
Mother Dorothy "Dora" Irene (McPhee) McGibbon, born Dundee, Quebec
Married Jan 13, 1914, Montreal, Quebec
Address Dundee, Quebec
Brother Rowat McGibbon, Dundee, Quebec
Sister Mrs Gordon Burrows, 2210 Regent Ave., Montreal, Quebec
