St. Pierre, Joseph Alphonse Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Alphonse Maurice |
Surname | St. Pierre |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of J. Arthur St. Pierre and Ursina St. Pierre, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD740 |
Markings | GL-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Compt. 11. Grave 50. |
Epitaph | A LA DOUCE MEMOIRE DE NOTRE CHER FILS BIEN AIME ICI REPOSE EN PAIX (French: TO THE SWEET MEMORY OF OUR DEARLY LOVED SON HERE REST IN PEACE) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/77228 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-09-1942 |
End Date | 15-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | During an approach the Hampden clipped a hedge, then stalled and crashed at 23:36, whilst trying to go round again. |