Daoust, Roger Henry Jules
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roger Henry Jules |
Surname | Daoust |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 06-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Amanda Daoust, of St. Lambert, Province of Quebec. Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14516. |
Epitaph | BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/79453 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
The aircraft number given in "They Shall Grow Not Old" is HR832 but in fact this serial number was assigned to a Halifax. Other sources state ND341 LQ-S |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1944 |
End Date | 06-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Died in his aircraft while returning from Germany. Complained of extreme sleepiness when 15 minutes beyond the target and lost consciousness soon afterwards. Given artificial respiration by three of the other crew members to no avail. The aircraft landed safely at base and Sgt Daoust was declared dead. |