Arpin, Joseph Jean Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Jean Charles |
Surname | Arpin |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Ida Robitaille Arpin, of Outremont, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK435 |
Markings | QB-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 181. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/117504 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1834/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1834/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1943 |
End Date | 21-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Nectarines area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in the North Sea, approximately 50km north of Texel |