Carey, John Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Joseph |
Surname | Carey |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leo J. and Janet Carey, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB214 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. G. 25. |
Epitaph | MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 17 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/53908 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Carey Bay, Manitoba; The southernmost tip of Spruce Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1942 |
End Date | 29-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Nurnberg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter over the Laacher See in Germany |