Pigeon, John Jerome
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Jerome |
Surname | Pigeon |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur J. Pigeon and Ellen M. Pigeon, of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA581 |
Markings | KW-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row A. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/89298 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Blyth, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Halifax NA581 of 425 Sqn RCAF which crashed on 2nd August 1944 |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1944 |
End Date | 02-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the ground at Blyth, NNW of Worksop, from 4000' and burst into flames. |