Giroux, Joseph Anthony Austin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Anthony Austin |
Surname | Giroux |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 09-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Anthony and Inez Giroux, of Demers Centre, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP840 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 711. |
Epitaph | DEARLY BELOVED. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/220910 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 82 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Rood Church, Ossington, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those personnel from RAF Ossington who worshipped at Ossington church, 1941 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-11-1944 |
End Date | 10-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Ossington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Woodhouse Oswestry |