Beesley, Joseph Francis Terence
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Francis Terence |
Surname | Beesley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Joseph and Margaret Anne Beesley, of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW382 |
Markings | OW-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 49. G. 5. |
Epitaph | REQUIESCAT IN PACE. ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/27853 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1944 |
End Date | 06-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Houlgate- to attack a coastal battery using Oboe marking. Part of a 1012 bomber strike force which sustained only three losses. At least 5000 tons of bombs were dropped on these raids, a new record, as was the number of sorties |
Reason for Loss | Exploded on the outbound leg and crashed near Bircham Newton airfield in Norfolk |