McQuigg, Howard Torrens

1922 - 1941  (19 years)

• Name	McQuigg, Howard Torrens
  Birth	1922	Knockaduff Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Flight Engineer in Royal Air Force  [1]
  Death	15 Aug 1941	Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany   [1]
  Burial	Aft 15 Aug 1941	Aghadowey Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Glenkeen Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland   [2]
  		Aghadowey Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  Burial	Aft 15 Aug 1941	Lingen, Emsland, Niedersachsen, Germany   [1]
  	Was once Lingden, East Friesland, The Netherland
  Person ID	I19111	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	McQuigg, William,   b. 8 Sep 1879, Knockaduff Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. 14 Apr 1959, Drumsteeple Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mitchell, Annie Torrens,   b. 10 Oct 1881, Rusky Townland, Adhadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. 1 Feb 1933, Knockaduff Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 Apr 1903	Crossgar Presbyterian Church, Macosquin Townland, Macosquin Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland   [3, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F4514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1922 - Knockaduff Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Death - 15 Aug 1941 - Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Burial - Aft 15 Aug 1941 - Aghadowey Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Glenkeen Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Burial - Aft 15 Aug 1941 - Lingen, Emsland, Niedersachsen, Germany  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Killed in action over Magdeburg, Germany, on 15 Aug 1941 at the age of 19. He is buried in Lingden New Cemetery in Holland where his plane was shot down on the way home from Magdeburg. 255 McQuigg-Torrens In loving memory of Annie Torrens McQuigg, Knockaduff, died 1 February 1933, aged 50 years and her son, Howard Torrens McQuigg, Flight Engineer, R.A.F., killed in action over Macdeburgh,Germany, 15 August 1941, aged 19 years also her husband, William McQuigg, died 14 April 1959, aged 80 years

  
  

• Sources

  [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:. McQuigg, Malcom Moon: Letters [S482] IRELAND: LONDONDERRY: Aghadowey Presbyterian Church Graveyard. http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/bannvalley/bv/aghadowey_presby_graves.html [S1483] IRELAND: Civil Registration, 1845-1913. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2659409 [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:. Cunningham, Jennifer: Letter [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:. Delahunty, Catherine