Boisvert, Joseph Leonidas Rose Alphee
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Leonidas Rose Alphee |
Surname | Boisvert |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of J. Alex and Rose Boisvert, of Sherbrooke, Province of Quebec, Canada. Stepson of Mrs. J. A. Boisvert-Aube, of Sherbrooke. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AT141 |
Markings | EQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. B. 5. |
Epitaph | LEST WE FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/69737 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13806 (P367804/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1942 |
End Date | 15-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night fighter, the aircraft crashed at Eichlinghofen, near Dortmund |