Warrant Officer Class I Archibald Arnold McCaig
Killed in Action in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
R/132964
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Company:
148 Squadron
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
St. Louis De Gonzague, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
22 years 7 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
25 years 4 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
25 years 4 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Steam Fitter
Next of Kin:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie McCaig, Ormstown, Quebec; husband of Nina McCaig, Toronto, Ontario.
Address at Enlistment:
St. Louis de Gonzague, Quebec
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Not Specified
Height:
5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
161 lbs / 73 kg
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Unknown
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
997 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
Panel 16, Column 2.
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Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Warrant Officer Class I |
Canadian Forces |
Air Force |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
148 Squadron |
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Notes
Owed $150 for a car
Educated in St. Louis de Gonzague, Quebec 1925-1931
Additional Service Notes
Trained with the Victoria Rifles in Farnham, Quebec October-November 1940. Was in the reserve of the Victoria Rifles.
Flying in a Halifax took off on a special dropping operation for a target ten miles North of Lake Chridsko. Information received indicates that the aircraft was shot down by flak in the vicinity of Berat, Albania. Five of the crew (of 8) bailed out and they report that at posItion 40 degrees 50 minutes north, 19 degrees 50 minutes East at approxinatoly 23:40 the aircraft was hit by flak and the Pilot ordered them to bail out. The wireless operator, WO1 GRAY, noticed tho Yugo-Slav despatcher was apparantly unconsious, sitting injured in the rest position. Afteran unucccseful attempt to drag the despatcher to the escape exit, the wireless. Operator and Engineer,Sgt Griffiths, bailed out. P/O Boyes (Pilot), F/O Pullar, F/S Green, and WO1 Gray met on the ground anI from the Partisans learned that three bodie were observed at the scene of the crashed aircraft. The Engineer, Sgt Griffiths, was taken prisoner.
From this information it appears that WO1 MvCaig and the Yugo-Slav despatcher died in the aircraft.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Wife: Mrs. Mary Nina Aletha McCaig. (W.R.E.N. RegNo W5292), age 19
Address given as H.M.C.S. Cornwallis, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia
Address also listed as 350 Coxwell Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Married Sept 30, 1942, Toronto, Ontario
Father Archie McCaig, St Louis de Gonzague, Quebec, born St. Louis de Gonzague, Quebec
Mother Euphemia Jane (Rember) McCaig, born Tatehurst, Quebec
Brothers:
Clifford,
Walter
Norman
James
Stanley
Donald
All above serving overseas
Keith McCaig, Greenwood, Nova Scotia
Sister: Mrs Roberta Leurette (?), Empress Apt., Wilson Ave., Montreal, Quebec
