Bedard, Joseph Donat Marcel
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Joseph Donat Marcel |
Surname | Bedard |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Emile and Gabrielle Bedard, of Lac Aux Sables, Portneuf Co., Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP805 |
Markings | QO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Row J. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | ICI REPOSE MARCEL FILS DE M. ET MME. E. BEDARD LAC-AUX-SABLES CONTE PORTNEUF: QUEBEC (French: HERE LIES MARCEL SON OF MR. AND MRS. E. BEDARD LAC-AUX-SABLES CONTE PORTNEUF: QUEBEC) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/177118 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Ground staff |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Ground staff- killed as the detached Halifax undercarriage smashed through the roof of the building on which they were sunbathing |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/48 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/47 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1945 |
End Date | 16-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test- possibly with the control locks still in place |
Reason for Loss | Careered off the runway at high speed, crashed into trees and burst into flames |