Laderoute, Michael John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Michael John |
Surname | Laderoute |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 11-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Michael and Jane Isabel Reddington Laderoute, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ920 |
Markings | WL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row D. Grave 18. |
Epitaph | I'LL WALK BESIDE YOU TO THE LAND OF DREAM" EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVING MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/18906 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Dunchurch, Warwickshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew members of Halifax MZ920 of 434 Sqn RCAF who were killed when the aircraft caught fire after take off and crashed. Two crew baled out. |
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Former Control Tower, old Tholthorpe airfield site, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Previously R/56180 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-09-1944 |
End Date | 11-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Castrop-Rauxel oil refinery |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak, killing F/O Laderoute. There were no other casualties and the aircraft made a safe return to base with F/O Laderoute's body aboard |