Madden, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Madden |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Ellen Madden, of Washington. Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM163 |
Markings | CF-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marissel French National Cemetery, Beauvais |
Grave Reference | Grave 314. |
Epitaph | ST. JOSEPH, FRIEND OF SACRED HEART, AND OUR LADY OF LOURDES, PRAY FOR HIM. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 66 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1528613 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-08-1944 |
End Date | 03-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Trossy near Paris- St. Maxim Constructional Works (V2 storage site) |
Reason for Loss | Hit by bombs from another Lancaster and crashed near the target |