Laidlaw, Joseph Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Stanley |
Surname | Laidlaw |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley and Margaret Laidlaw, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Ventura II |
Serial Number | AE852 |
Markings | YH-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 183. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/73968 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
One of four 21 Squadron Venturas lost on this operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-04-1943 |
End Date | 05-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Portreath |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Operation Ramrod 63- to bomb an oil tanker in Brest. The ship was not hit but port installations were. |
Reason for Loss | Chased out to sea by Fw190s and shot down 30km off the French coast |