Gingras, Joseph Rene Guy
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Rene Guy |
Surname | Gingras |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Daniel and Amanda Gingras, of Gatineau Mills, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HZ518 |
Markings | QO-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row C. Grave 26. |
Epitaph | MON DIEU, AYEZ PITIE DE CEUX QUE LA MORT A SEPARES. REQUIESCANT IN PACE (French: MY GOD, HAVE PITY OF THOSE WHOM DEATH HAS SEPARATED. Latin: REST IN PEACE) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 170 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/22212 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1943 |
End Date | 26-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal. 630 aircraft, 34 losses (5.4%). An attack on the Elberfeld half of the town- the Barmen half having been devastated a month ago. PFF marking was accurate but creepback was more evident than normal. A post-war British survey suggest that 95% of the Elberfeld half was destroyed. Approximately 1800 deaths, 300 homes destroyed and 171 businesses knocked out. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast |