Lefebvre, John Walter Raymond
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Walter Raymond |
Surname | Lefebvre |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Avila Lefebvre and Evelyn Cregan Lefebvre, of Verdun, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK798 |
Markings | KW-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wevelgem Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave E. 459. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY IS OUR GREATEST TREASURE. MOM, DAD AND FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 198 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/88364 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the six surviving crew, two successfully evaded capture and four were PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1944 |
End Date | 09-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Haine St Pierre- to attack railway installations. 123 aircraft, 9 losses (7.3%). severe damage to half of the railway yards and engine sheds |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night-fighter at 7000', setting light to the port wing. The fire quickly spread to the fuselage and the order to bale out was given from 4500'. Crashed at West Vlaanderen, SE of Courtrai (Kortrijk) |