Dubroy, William Edmond
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Edmond |
Surname | Dubroy |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Date of Death | 11-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Louis Dubroy and Mary Bridget Dubroy (née Kerrighan), of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW395 |
Markings | KW-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pershore Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot R. Grave 115. |
Epitaph | REQUIESCAT IN PACE (Latin: Rest in peace) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/85409 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Squadron Motto | Je te plumerai (I shall pluck you) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Hanbury, Worcestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who died in the loss of Halifax "O-Oboe" of 425 (RCAF) Sqn on 11th Feb 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 |
Miscellaneous Information
William was born on 15 October 1917 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Both parents were born in Ottawa and they had both died there before he enlisted. He was one of fourteen siblings, two of whom were twins. The schools he attended were St. Patrick’s school 1925- 1933, then St. Patrick’s College 1933-1936. William worked at Ottawa Tech School as a mechanic’s apprentice 1937-1938, as a plumbers help at P.J. Dunn, Ottawa 1938-1939. He listed no hobbies but joined in most of sports. |
He enlisted on 21 August 1940 and after training was posted to the U.K., arriving 3 PRC 4 November 1941. Then 30 OTU, 9 June 1942, 431 Sqn, 20 November 1942, 23 OTU on 1 July 1943, 1664 CU on 9 November 1943 and 425 Squadron on 6 January 1944. Tragically, William died on 11 February 1944 on the same aircraft as his brother, an army Signalman, who had been granted permission to fly with his brother while visiting him on leave. |
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Fellow Servicemen
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-02-1944 |
End Date | 11-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Bullseye exercise over the Midlands |
Reason for Loss | Crashed, due to port outer engine failure, south of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire |