Cholette, Joseph Henri Jacques
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Henri Jacques |
Surname | Cholette |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jean Paul and Marguerite Cholette, of Montreal, Province of Quebec. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1729 |
Markings | KW-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XVI. F. 3. |
Epitaph | EN PLEINE GLOIRE DANS LA PAIX DU CHRIST ET DE MARIE POUR CEUX QU'IL A AIMES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16502 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
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 | 20-12-1942 |
End Date | 21-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 232 aircraft, 12 losses (5.2%). Clear conditions lead to much damage |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 5km NNW of Gemert |