Savoie, Joseph William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph William |
Surname | Savoie |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Daniel and Louise Savoie, of Neguac, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW379 |
Markings | KW-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 25. G. 16. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 238 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/92471 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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
All of the other crew members became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-11-1944 |
End Date | 02-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | Down by night-fighters, and possibly flak, over Venlo |