Nault, Joseph B. Died

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Personal Information

Rank WO2
Forename(s) Joseph B.
Surname Nault
Gender M
Age 28
Date of Death 17-12-1942
Next of Kin Son of Eusete Nault and Mary Nault (née McElroy), of Maniwaki, Quebec. Brother of Bertha Nault, who became his next of kin after both parents died.
NAULT JB

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Short Stirling I
Serial Number W7614
Markings HA-J

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Hanover War Cemetery
Grave Reference 2. D. 15.
Epitaph WE WHO LOVED YOU SADLY MISS YOU. SISTERS AND BROTHER GEORGE, ANSONVILLE, CANADA

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 217
NAULT JB

Location

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Panel 217
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Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

Phase 2
Panel Number 217

Enlistment Information

Service Number R/69378
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 218 (Gold Coast)
Squadron Motto In time
Trade WOp/AG
Country of Origin Canada

Other Memorials

Location Eastern threshold of old main runway, former Downham Market airfield, Norfolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Norfolk flint stone pillar and enscribed metal plaques
Memorial Text Dedicated to those killed in the loss of 218 Sqn Stirling W7614 HA-J lost on Ops Fallersleben 17/18 December 1942
Location St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Stone Tablet
Memorial Text In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war
Location All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type RoH and Sqn Crest
Memorial Text Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946

Miscellaneous Information

Joseph was born on 17 December 1914 in Maniwaki Quebec. His father who worked as a Contractor and his mother, were both born in Maniwaki and both deceased, after which Joseph’s next-of-kin became his sister, Bertha Nault. They lived in Ansonville, Ontario. Joseph attended Separate School 1928-1930(general course), High School at Iroquois Falls (junior matric, and a two year correspondence Banking Course 1932-1934 with Shaw School whilst he was working) as a Ledger Keeper at the Royal Bank of Canada. From 1934 onwards, Joseph worked for ABITIBI Power and Paper Co.in the office of the Paymaster. The sports Joseph preferred were golf and softball and a little hockey.
He enlisted on 3 January 1941 and embarked on 8 January 1942 for the U.K. where he arrived at 3 PRC on 21 January 1942. He went on to 3(0) AFU, 23 OTU 5 May 1942, 1657 CU 2 October 1942, and 218 Squadron 12 October 1942. Joseph was to lose his life from here on 17 December 1942, his 28th birthday.
His name is also commemorated on a grey granite memorial erected in Powerview-Pine Falls, Manitoba by the Abitibi Power and Paper Company in memory of thei employees lost during WWII.

The National Archives

Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/24
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/24

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
Lavelle M W (Sgt) Died
McCann C C M (F/O) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 17-12-1942
End Date 18-12-1942
Takeoff Station Downham Market
Day/Night Raid Night (81% moon)
Operation Fallersleben (Opel works). 22 aircraft, 8 losses (36.4%). A costly failure since on three aircraft bombed the target due to cloud cover
Reason for Aircraft Loss Crashed in the northern suburbs of Hanover
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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.

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