Connell, Joseph Walter
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Walter |
Surname | Connell |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Albert Connell, of Bartibog, New Brunswick, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P5319 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Upper Heyford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 95. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/64825 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 23 March 23 1912. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12409 (P366485/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-02-1942 |
End Date | 27-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Lost power and crashed at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire |