Roy, Joseph Alphonse Paul Emile
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Alphonse Paul Emile |
Surname | Roy |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of J Emile and Rose Roy, of Montmagny Station, Province of Quebec. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW136 |
Markings | AL-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen |
Grave Reference | 5. C. 10. |
Epitaph | QUOIQUE TRES LOIN TON SOUVENIR RESTE A JAMAIS GRAVE EN NOS COEURS MEURTRIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 236 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/92359 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-09-1944 |
End Date | 24-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Calais- to bomb an enemy strong point. 188 aircraft but only 126 bombed due to complete cloud cover at 2000'. Those that were able to bomb did so using Oboe deployed sky-markers although some aircraft dropped below the cloud ceiling to bomb visually. It was these that became susceptible to light flak. |
Reason for Loss | Attacked at 1800' by a night-fighter and then hit by flak. All four engines were damaged and the controls had also been compromised. The pilot headed for Allied held territory and gave the order to bale out. Two were able to comply but the aircraft crashed onto high ground SW of Quer Camp before the others were able to. F/S Roy was one of the ones able to bale out but his parachute failed to deploy in time. |