Individual Details
RAYMOND CHARLES MCQUOID
(11 Apr 1918 - 1 Apr 1943)
Enlisted in Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940. Raymond was a pilot hero with squadron 414, also known as the Black Knight Squadron, flying a P-51 Mustang. Recommended for the French Croix de Guerre for heroic flying during disastrous attack at Dieppe August 19, 1942. Engaged to a Kennedy from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, but was killed over the English Channel on April 1, 1943. Raymond's name appears on his parents' headstone in St. Andrews Rural Cemetery.
1935 grad of CCGS, "Raymond was a very popular boy here with both young and old, and was one of the most brilliant players on the Senator hockey team." (from St. Croix Courier, April 8, 1943) 1936 Mt. Allison Yearbook (Sackville) signed by many attractive girls, lists Raymond as Academy's Hockey Team Captain "Raymond McQuoid assured us of numerous games with good clean sportsmanship." "Mac picked the most promising and soon had them whipped into fine shape" Also pictured in Academy Football Team. Diploma in Commerce 1936 in possession of CC Archives, along with his Mt. Allison 'Sprott's Writing Award' of the same year. Enlisted in Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940. Trained on Tiger Moths and Harvards, Lysanders, Tomahawks at Sea Island, Vancouver. First boat to Britain, 'Aurania' hit an iceberg, July 1941 and he had to travel on a second ship, 'Ascania'. Raymond was a pilot hero (first St. Andrews boy to get his pilot's wings) in Croydon with squadron 414 as of Oct 1941, also known as the Black Knight Squadron, flying a P-51 Mustang from June 17, 1942 onward. January 24, 1942, suffered an airscrew failure in mid-air, emergency landing at Gatwick Airport. Recommended for the French Croix de Guerre for heroic flying during disastrous attack at Dieppe August 19, 1942. "Intense light flak. Shot up and silenced German A.A. guns, damaged RDF station and caused several casualties. Hit in port wing, loss of hydraulics, attacked by four 190's, got back and landed on one wheel. Hit in left thigh by flak and spent 3 days in 14th Canadian Hospital." Engaged to a Kennedy from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, but was killed over the English Channel on April 1, 1943. Wrote a last letter home March 24th, 1943 in which he asks about Jean Kennedy and saying he was about to go on 4 days leave to London. Raymond's name appears on his parents' headstone in St. Andrews Rural Cemetery and on a brass plaque at Greenock Presbt., where they also fly the RCAF flag over the pews in his honor. Many Squadron and individual photos in possession of CC Archives.
1935 grad of CCGS, "Raymond was a very popular boy here with both young and old, and was one of the most brilliant players on the Senator hockey team." (from St. Croix Courier, April 8, 1943) 1936 Mt. Allison Yearbook (Sackville) signed by many attractive girls, lists Raymond as Academy's Hockey Team Captain "Raymond McQuoid assured us of numerous games with good clean sportsmanship." "Mac picked the most promising and soon had them whipped into fine shape" Also pictured in Academy Football Team. Diploma in Commerce 1936 in possession of CC Archives, along with his Mt. Allison 'Sprott's Writing Award' of the same year. Enlisted in Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940. Trained on Tiger Moths and Harvards, Lysanders, Tomahawks at Sea Island, Vancouver. First boat to Britain, 'Aurania' hit an iceberg, July 1941 and he had to travel on a second ship, 'Ascania'. Raymond was a pilot hero (first St. Andrews boy to get his pilot's wings) in Croydon with squadron 414 as of Oct 1941, also known as the Black Knight Squadron, flying a P-51 Mustang from June 17, 1942 onward. January 24, 1942, suffered an airscrew failure in mid-air, emergency landing at Gatwick Airport. Recommended for the French Croix de Guerre for heroic flying during disastrous attack at Dieppe August 19, 1942. "Intense light flak. Shot up and silenced German A.A. guns, damaged RDF station and caused several casualties. Hit in port wing, loss of hydraulics, attacked by four 190's, got back and landed on one wheel. Hit in left thigh by flak and spent 3 days in 14th Canadian Hospital." Engaged to a Kennedy from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, but was killed over the English Channel on April 1, 1943. Wrote a last letter home March 24th, 1943 in which he asks about Jean Kennedy and saying he was about to go on 4 days leave to London. Raymond's name appears on his parents' headstone in St. Andrews Rural Cemetery and on a brass plaque at Greenock Presbt., where they also fly the RCAF flag over the pews in his honor. Many Squadron and individual photos in possession of CC Archives.
Events
| Birth | 11 Apr 1918 | Saint Andrews, Charlotte County, New Brunswick |  | ||
| Baptism | 1 Jun 1919 | | |||
| Death | 1 Apr 1943 | English Channel | | ||
| Burial | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, France | | |||
| Military | Fighter Pilot, RCAF | |
Families
| Father | HENRY OWEN MCQUOID (1892 - 1970) |
| Mother | ANNE MARIE DOIRON (1896 - 1983) |
| Sibling | ALBERT HAROLD MCQUOID (1921 - 1999) |
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