Nowlan, Joseph Henry Yvon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Henry Yvon |
Surname | Nowlan |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Barbara Nowlan, of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW684 |
Markings | WL-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Viroflay New Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Coll. grave 12-15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/87120 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-06-1944 |
End Date | 11-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Versailles- to bomb rail communications. Part of a 432 strong bomber force to bomb various railway installations to further prevent troops reaching the Normandy area. It is thought that all the targets were successfully hit but there are few details available. 18 aircraft Lost (4.2%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed west of Villacoublay airfield at Jouay-en-Josas, France |