Dessertine, Claudien Paul Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Claudien Paul Joseph |
Surname | Dessertine |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Claudien B. J. Dessertine and Cecile Dessertine, of Chambly, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK143 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row E. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | WHY WAS HE TAKEN SO YOUNG AND SO FAIR? BECAUSE HE WAS A JEWEL GOD COULD NOT SPARE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/225429 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1944 |
End Date | 23-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night circuit exercise |
Reason for Loss | Climbed away from the airfield but then nose dived into the ground from 700' for no apparent reason. Eyewitnesses reported the aircraft making a sharp right turn, suggesting possible starboard engine failure |