Aubin, Joseph Gilbert Dollard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Gilbert Dollard |
Surname | Aubin |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 11-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Zenophile Aubin and Jeannette Aubin (née Bourdon), of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW395 |
Markings | KW-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pershore Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot R. Grave 117. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/85928 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Squadron Motto | Je te plumerai (I shall pluck you) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Hanbury, Worcestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who died in the loss of Halifax "O-Oboe" of 425 (RCAF) Sqn on 11th Feb 1944 |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
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Joseph was born on 24 May 1922 at Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. Both parents were born in Ontario, his father in Cumber, who was a solicitor (barrister at law). He had brothers Louis, Jean and Ernest and six sisters, Yvette, Fernande, Cecile, Denise, Gabrielle and Louise. He attended Sturgeon Hill High School until 1940 (Jnr Matric) and had been a trainee at Galt Aircraft School. Joseph enjoyed hockey, swimming and badminton. He worked as a secretary for his father for eight months until enlistment. |
Joseph enlisted on 14 July 1941 and after training he embarked for the U.K. and arrived at 3PRC on 18 March 1943. He was then at 14 (P)AFU on 4 May 1943, 23 OTU on 19 July 1943, 1664 CU 9 November 1943 and 425 Squadron on 6 January 1944. Sadly, the following month on 11 February 1944 Joseph lost his life. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-02-1944 |
End Date | 11-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Bullseye exercise over the Midlands |
Reason for Loss | Crashed, due to port outer engine failure, south of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire |