Bernier, Joseph Wilfrid Laurier Fernando
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Wilfrid Laurier Fernando |
Surname | Bernier |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 18-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Beatrice Bernier, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ538 |
Markings | KW-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row D. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | DIED IN ACTION FOR GOD AND COUNTRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/29412 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Alne, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Halifax MZ538 of 425 Sqn RCAF which crashed just after take off on the 18th December 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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 523 aircraft, 8 Halifaxes lost (1.5%). A successful raid. 346 houses destroyed and 524 badly damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed shortly after takeoff at Alne, west of York |