Campeau, Joseph Lucien Almasse
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Lucien Almasse |
Surname | Campeau |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Emmanuel and Marie Campeau, of Lanoraie, Berthier Co., Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG345 |
Markings | AL-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. A. 7. |
Epitaph | WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU. YOUR FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/54631 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1854/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1854/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-03-1945 |
End Date | 31-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Hamburg to attack the Blohm and Voss shipbuilding yards, where a new class of U-boats was being assembled. 469 aircraft, 11 lost due to a surprise appearance of the new Me 262 jet-propelled fighter. It was it's only appearance in fact. The target was completely cloud-covered so bombing was scattered throughout Hamburg with little damage to the intended target |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a jet-propelled fighter (Me 262) and partially abandoned. Crashed at Nenndorf, SW of Harburg |