Beauregard, Joseph George Wilfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph George Wilfred |
Surname | Beauregard |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilfrid and Albina Beauregard, of St. Hyacinthe, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF322 |
Markings | HA-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beck Row (St. John) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/108447 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-10-1942 |
End Date | 06-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Aachen. 237 aircraft, 10 losses (3.9%) with a further 6 losses on takeoff from England due to severe weather. Bad weather also encountered in Germany and little PFF marking had taken place. Moderate damage including a hospital and two churches. PFF marked the neighbouring town of Lutterade by mistake and much of the bombing fell there in error. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Barton Mills, Suffolk. Severe thunderstorms in the area may have led to the crashed |