Renaud, Joseph Harvey
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Harvey |
Surname | Renaud |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 26-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Renaud and Laure Anna Renaud (née Lefebvre), of Baird Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED613 |
Markings | QR-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. D. 9. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 89 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/169475 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Squadron Motto | Per puram tonantes (Thundering through the clear air) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 24 Mar 1922 in Ottawa. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1943 |
End Date | 26-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak from 4./Schw.Flak Abt 321 and 5. and 6./Schw.Flak Abt.462. Crashed at Essen-Karnap at 0:44 hrs. All of the crew were initially buried in Dusseldorf North Cemetery. |