Arcand, Joseph Jules Rodrigue
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Jules Rodrigue |
Surname | Arcand |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Jeanne Arcand, of Trois Rivieres, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | PN172 |
Markings | KW-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | I. C. 12. |
Epitaph | L'ESPOIR DE SE RETROUVER AU CIEL ADOUCIT LA PEINE DE LA SEPARATION (French: THE HOPE OF REUNITING IN HEAVEN SOFTENS THE PAIN OF SEPARATION) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/94671 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1945 |
End Date | 16-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Hagen. 267 aircraft, 10 losses. Clear visibility. A devastating attack with most of the bombing falling in the centre and eastern districts. 505 people were killed and 30000-35000 were bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak immediately after the bombing run, causing damage to the fuselage. On the return leg, attacked by a night-fighter and the order to bale out was given. Sgt Arcan's body was found in the wreckage NW of Gosseliès, Belgium |