LaBerge, Daniel Joseph Died

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Personal Information

Rank WO2
Forename(s) Daniel Joseph
Surname LaBerge
Gender M
Age 23
Date of Death 31-03-1944
Next of Kin Son of Joseph LaBerge and Susan LaBerge (née Gorman), of Sudbury, Ontario.
LABERGE DJ

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number ED619
Markings GI-T

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Rheinberg War Cemetery
Grave Reference 10. C. 24.

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 195
LABERGE DJ

Location

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Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

Phase 2
Panel Number 195

Enlistment Information

Service Number R/110907
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 622
Squadron Motto Bellamus noctu (We wage war by night)
Trade Air Bomber
Country of Origin Canada

Other Memorials

Location Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church
Memorial Text In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945

Miscellaneous Information

Daniel was born on 15 September 1920 in Chelmsford, Ontario. His father was born in Pembroke, Ontario and his mother in Eganville, Ontario. He went to Sudbury High School between 1934-1940 where took six subjects in middle school and four in upper school (Junior and Senior Matric). The sports he played were rugby, hockey and basketball. Daniel worked as a clerk for the Beaver Lumber Company, 1940-1941 in Geraldton where he was assistant to the manager.
After enlisting on 12 July 1941 and early training, Daniel embarked for the U.K. on 26 January 1943. He arrived at 3 PRC on 5 February 1943, 5 AOS 22 March 1943, 12 OTU on 3 June 1943, 1657 CU 16 September 1943 and finally 622 Squadron on 25 October 1943.

The National Archives

Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/16
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/16

Fellow Servicemen

Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.

Name Outcome
Jarvis E F (F/S) Died
McClean J A (F/S) Died
Newman P (Sgt) Died
Read L E (F/S) Died
Richardson J F (Sgt) Died
Sutton J (P/O) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 30-03-1944
End Date 31-03-1944
Takeoff Station Mildenhall
Day/Night Raid Night (45% moon)
Operation Nürnberg. 795 aircraft, 95 losses (11.9%)- the highest of any raid. High-cloud was expected to offer protection to the bomber stream but the target would be clear for the bombing run. A Mosquito meteorological flight had predicted that in fact that would not be the case, but the raid went ahead anyway. The German controller ignored the diversionary raids and had his fighters circling close to the route of the main force, using Tame Boar tactics. Consequently, the fighters engaged the bombers before they reached the Belgian border. The clear conditions allowed the fighters to pick off bombers at will with 82 of the 95 bombers being Lost on the outbound leg. Strong winds meant that some of the bombers went off the intended route and as a consequence many bombed Schweinfurt in error, some 50 miles from Nürnberg. The problem as exacerbated by two PFF aircraft dropping markers in Schweinfurt. Overall, the raid was a failure and little damage was caused.
Reason for Aircraft Loss Shot down by a night-fighter on outbound leg and crashed east of Baumbach, Germany
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Casualty Pack

IBCC is delighted to introduce a unique facility to link the Losses Database to the relevant RAF Casualty Pack on the National Archives website. This project is the result of on-going collaboration between IBCC, the MOD Records Office and National Archives, Kew. This document describes what Casualty Packs are, when they were created, the process of making them available to the public and then goes on to describe the process by which you can view the contents of the packs. Casualty Packs (CPs) were created by the RAF whenever there was serious injury or loss of life associated with operational activity within the RAF. This includes operational flying losses, enemy action due to air raids, road accidents either on station or even off-station if they involved RAF vehicles. Deaths due to natural causes in service or accidents that did not involve RAF vehicles did not generally give rise to a CP.

CPs were originally given a unique reference number by the RAF. Each begins with the letter ‘P’ and is followed by six digits, then an oblique (forward slash) and the finally the year in which the incident took place- for example P396154/42.

The CPs are in the process of being made available to the general public as they are passed from the MOD Records Office, Portsmouth to National Archives, Kew. This process requires some rework to the files which is very time consuming, so the process of making them all available to National Archives will take several years. They are being made available in increasing date order.

Once CPs arrive at National Archives they are assigned a unique AIR81 number, so each CP has both a P-number and an AIR81 number. Both are searchable on the National Archives website under ‘Search the catalogue’ and both are included on the IBCC website.

The AIR81 reference on the IBCC website is a link to the file on the National Archives website. When you click on it, the relevant page will open in a new tab on your browser.

There is currently no plan to digitise AIR81 files, partly because they are fragile and partly because the information they contain can at times be sensitive, even harrowing, since they may contain exhumation reports and even photographs of corpses. Family members wishing to read the AIR81 files relating to their ancestors are advised to exercise caution and be guided by National Archives warnings where appropriate.

There are two means for accessing AIR81 files- to attend in person or to order a copy by post.

To attend in person, the attendee should first create a Reader’s Ticket. This can be done online by following this link: https://secure.nationalarchives.gov.uk/login/yourdetails. Then click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and click Order in Advance. Enter your Reader’s Ticket number and state the date on which you intend to visit. National Archives will have the file ready for you when you arrive, saving you time. When you visit Kew, you must quote the Reader’s Ticket number and take along two forms of ID- one bearing your signature and one bearing your address. When you view the files, you are permitted to take photographs of each page, should you wish.

Alternatively, if you wish to order a copy by post, please be aware that there is a charge for this service based on the number of pages in the file. Click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and then click Request a Copy. There is an £8.40 charge for National Archives staff to access the file and give you a quotation for the copying service. The process takes around 24 days to complete and can be expensive.

IBCC wishes to thank the staff at the MOD Records Office and National Archives for their engagement and assistance in making this facility available to our website users.