Joseph Charles McIver

1916 - 1944  (28 years)

• Name	Joseph Charles McIver
  Birth	26 Jul 1916	Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Christening	30 Jul 1916	St. Malachy's Church, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Nov 1944	Reykjavik, Iceland
  	While on tour during World War II, Joe was posted to Coastal Command as a crew member on B24 (Liberator) flying out of Reykjavik, Iceland. They patrolled the North Atlantic hunting for German U Boats and flew cover for convoys. On November 18, 1944, when his aircraft did not return to base, Joe and the rest of the crew were reported missing and at a later date presumed to be dead.
  Person ID	I2505	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Peter Damien McIver,   b. 24 Apr 1880, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 29 Nov 1961, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ann McKenna,   b. 4 Jul 1887, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 3 Nov 1927, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1907	Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Elizabeth Penelope McNeill,   b. 12 Mar 1914, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 9 Oct 1978, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1942	Trenton, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Peter Joseph Charles McIver,   b. 16 Mar 1945, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 29 Nov 2007, Davenport, Florida, USA (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F1154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2022

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Photo - Peter D McIver with his children Peter D McIver and children: Bern, Eileen, Bill, Gen, Aidan, Joe, Justin, Peter D. Front: Ita, Teresa, Tena, Adele, Eugene, Clate
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Photo - Joe and Helen McIver - 1944
  		Photo - Peter D. McIver with his sons L-R: (back) Joe, Jut, Aden, Bill, Peter D (front) Eugene, Clate
  		Photo - Joe McIver
  		Photo - Joe McIver
  		Photo - Joe McIver

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Census - 1921 Census of Canada, Newton, Prince Edward Island (previously Lot 26)
  		Document - Joe McIver Letter from Joe (Joseph Charles McIver), dated September 23, 1942, when he was somewhere in North Russia during World War II. The letter is censored, but describes an emergency landing, and the environment during his time in North Russia.
  		Document - Letter from Joe McIver to Bessie Letter from Joe McIver to Bessie (his sister, Teresa), dated February 27, 1944, from where he was stationed in Glasgow, Scotland.
  		Document - Letter to Jut McIver from his brother Joe McIver Transcription of letter from Joe McIver to his brother Jut, dated April 4, 1942. Includes additional information on Joe, prepared by Teresa and Arthur Rodgers.
  		Document - Letter from Jut McIver to Charlie Letter from Jut McIver to Charlie Tuplin, dated November 28, 1944. At the time, Jut was in the Royal Canadian Army Corp (RCAMC) and was stationed at the #20 Canadian General Hospital in Leavesden, England. The letter details some of what Jut was doing during the war, and mentions Joseph Charles McIver, who had been officially reported missing as of the 18th. There are references to his wife, Eunice McCarville, and their son, Paul McIver. Unfortunately, it appears that Charlie Tuplin never received the letter as he was taken prisoner on while fighting in the Netherlands, and died in captivity on December 8, 1944. He is buried in the Holten Canadian Cemetery in Holten, Netherlands. Charlie was from Indian River, PEI, and was serving with the Royal Highland Regiment (Black Watch) in France and the Netherlands. His name is inscribed on the Kensington War Memorial along with Joseph Ready. There is a Dutch private citizen in Holten, Netherlands who has been looking after Tuplin's grave and had just visited it on January 5th, 2021. The Dutch are dedicated to honouring the Canadians buried in the Netherlands for liberating them, they do a lot of work to keep honouring their memories and the sacrifice they gave for the Netherlands.
  		Baptismal Record - Joseph Charles McIver Baptized on July 30, 1916 by Father J.J. MacDonald at St. Malachy's Church, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  		Military Record - Joesph Charles McIver Royal Canadian Air Force Attestation Paper

  
  

  Headstones		Memorial - Flying Officer Joseph McIver Joseph's name is engraved on a memorial erected on behalf of the Royal Canadian Air Force, located at Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England. Plot: Panel 247
  		Headstone - Helen McIvor and her son, Peter Engraved on the back of Helen's parents' headstone, located at St. Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

  
  

• Notes

  Joe was born in Newton, PEI in 1916, the sixth child to Peter D McIver and Margaret McKenna. He was educated in Newton, Kinkora, Saint Dunstan’s University and Prince of Wales College. Prior to joining up (armed forces) he was employed with his cousin, Lorne Driscoll, in Summerside. He enlisted in the R.C.A.F. in 1940 and after receiving his navigator’s wings, went overseas in January 1941. Serving with the R.C.A.F., Coastal Command, he flew his first tour of operations from bases in Scotland, England, and Russia. During this period of time, he also spent several months in the North of Russia, (in a letter referred to the area as “…here in the Arctic Circle…”. His plane had crashed but all five members of the aircraft survived and were soon found by Russian soldiers and taken to their camp. Following this tour, he spent some time as an instructor in England. It was during this tour he was able to spend time in Cambridge, England at the home of Florence and Fred Harrold who provided many “Island Boys” with a “home away from home”. He was also able to spend time with his brother, Jut, and cousin, Joe Ready. In June 1944 he spent a thirty day leave at home in Newton and Summerside, returning overseas in July to begin a second tour. He was reported missing after an operational, Liberator-Anti Submarine Patrol, flight from Iceland on November 18, 1944. In September 1945 he was officially presumed dead. He is listed in the Debt of Honour Register in Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom, Panel 247. This Air Forces Memorial commemorates by name over 20,000 airmen who were lost in the Second World War and have no known grave. Wherever he went, his engaging personality won him a host of true friends, all of whom felt his loss keenly.