Gibault, Joseph Leon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Leon |
Surname | Gibault |
Gender | M |
Age | 38 |
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Date of Death | 24-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Edouard and Dorila Gibault. Husband of Georgina A. Gibault (Nee L'Abbe), of St. Paul, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1682 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pershore Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot R. Grave 113. |
Epitaph | HERO OF THE AIR, SACRIFICED ALL FOR HIS COUNTRY'S FREEDOM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | C/6318 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-11-1943 |
End Date | 24-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | T/O 0016 for a night cross-country. Whilst flying in cloud, lost control and crashed at 0235 at Holm Farm, Marston, on the northern outskirts of Oxford |