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Topic: RAF Sgt Mc Garvey George A. of 455 Sqn (Read 827 times)
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alex260966
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Hello,
I'm new to this forum and i'm just wondering if anybody could help me to find some information about the next man or his relatives:
RAF Sgt Mc Garvey George A., 969452, killed in action over Belgium on the 7/8 of November 1941.
He was buried on the Allied Cemetry of Saint-Trond (Belgium) and transfered to Heverlee Cemetry (Belgium) after the war.
Address of his father in 1945:
Roy Mc Garvey
13, Eveleyn Gardens
Cavehill Road
Belfast (Nothern Ireland)
Thanks and greetings from Belgium
Alex
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nanny jan
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Hi Alex,
His details on www.cwgc.org show him as the son of George Edward and Ellen McGarvey; would guess as only 20 years old he was not married.
Nanny Jan
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Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick) all LDN area/suburbs Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT Gandy/LDN before 1830 Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK Rainer/CAN (Toronto)
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alex260966
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Hello Nanny Jan,
Yes, you're right. He was 20 years old when he died.
I've found a copy of a letter addressed to Mr Roy Mc Garvey in 1945 and supposed that it was his father. The copy is an answer to Roy Mc Garvey's question about a picture of the grave of RAF Sgt Mc Garvey George.
So he was certainly family of the dead airman.
Regards,
Alex
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alex260966
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Hello Thudders,
Thank you very much for this information. I know the cemetry of Heverlee very well....it's about +/- 25 minutes from the place where I live.
I think I'll try to write to the embassy and ask them if they can help me to trace anyone of the Mc Garvey family.
Greetings from Belgium
Alex
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alex260966
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Hello Thudders,
Many thanks for this very interesting information about the Mc Garveys.
I'll try it and hope that someone can help me to find out more about the family.
Greetings from Belgium!
Alex
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orangelil
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Do you know if your George McGarvey had any brothers or sisters? My mum is a McGarvey. Our roots are in Cookstown with William McGarvey.
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McGarvey (Belfast/ Cookstown), Robinson (Belfast), Rice (Saintfield), McDonald (Glasgow/ Belfast), Totton (Glenavy), Thompson (Belfast), Craig (Belfast), O'Rawe (Randalstown/ Belfast), Philips (Belfast), Matthews (Belfast), Lavery (Belfast), McAree (Belfast), Edwards (Belfast), Drain (Belfast)
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alex260966
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Hello,
I can't say with 100 % certitude. I only have the name of George McGarvey and the address on the letter:
Roy McGarvey
13, Eveleyn Gardens
Cavehill Road
Belfast (Nothern Ireland)
Roy was perhaps the brother of George McGarvey.
I also wrote to the president of the Coleraine Rugby Football club for some information about Roy McGarvey but never received an answer!!
Greetings from Belgium
Alexander
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Jack Jones
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Sgt Mcgarvey, known as Bertie was my cousin. He had a sister Meta and brother Roy, sadly Meta died recently.
I am in contact with Meta's daughter but after the death of my mother, I have lost touch with Roy and his family.
Alexander If you are still searching I will pass your enquiry on.
Alan.
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alex260966
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Hello Alan,
Yes, I'm still interested in having contact with the family of George. I've found recently a familymember of the pilot (Maurice Jenkins) of George his aircraft. The family is living in Plymouth, UK.
I've found also +/- 20 pictures of the scene of crash (wreck of the aircraft, German anti-aircraft battery who shot the plane). Received recently +/- 70 pages from the personal files of the crewmembers of the Hampden AE-243 (source: Royal Australian Air Force Archives)
The aircraft didn't crash fare away from where I live...
I'll send you a PM mail...have done this before on this site but will try to find out how to do it.
Regards,
Alexander
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Jack Jones
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Thanks for this information Alexander, I have replied to you by email.
Alan
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carbonbianchi
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Hi there - I am Paul McGarvey, younger son of Roy McGarvey ( who was George ( Bertie - shortened from his middle name Albert ) McGarvey's brother ) - thus Bertie would have been my Uncle had he survived.
This website and photos have only come to my attention during the last 24 hours so it's all a bit emotional for the family to realise that there is so much information out there on Bertie, even 58 years after he died - ( especially the photos of the crashed plane )
His brother Roy, who is currently 86 yrs old, also served in the RAF - now resides with his wife Audrey in Northern Ireland, and will be briefed on these emerging details by me in the coming days.
Thankyou to everyone involved at the time of Bertie's death and to those researching the incident since.
Paul
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alex260966
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Hello Paul,
I'm happy to have found you. Alan spoke about you in his last mail.
We never spoke about the other members but perhaps someonelse on this forum knows more about them! Here are there next of kin:
Next of kin of Keith Morris
His father: Mr AC Morris
15 Broadcaks Road, Sale, Sheshire
Next of Kin of Maurice Jenkins
His mother: E A Jenkins
Ship Inn, 12 Parade
Barbican, Plymouth
Next of kin of Rawlings Donald
His Father: RAF Sgt Rawlings (serialnr 221891)
RAF Stenton Harcourt
Oxon.
Greetings to you and your family.
Alexander
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