St. Louis, Bruce Anderson
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Bruce Anderson |
Surname | St. Louis |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Colonel Archie R. St. Louis and Margaret Hannah St. Louis. Husband of Betty Marie St. Louis, of Port Dover, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB120 |
Markings | LQ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 174. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 246 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/14059 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1788/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1788/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1943 |
End Date | 28-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 678 aircraft, including five B-17s. 39 aircraft Lost, including one B-17 (5.6%). Bombing was very concentrated, but not accurately on target due to incorrect PFF marking. Little significant damage inflicted. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |