Duclos, Joseph Jean
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Joseph Jean |
Surname | Duclos |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Rene and Juliette Duclos, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB285 |
Markings | GV-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Grave 315 North. |
Epitaph | HE LOVED HIS COUNTRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/8009A |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1652 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1943 |
End Date | 24-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a sewerage works at Spofforth, Yorkshire after a pin in the rudder mechanism became disengaged. The starboard outer engine was also reportedly on fire immediately before the crash |