Thibaudeau, Joseph Evariste Adrien
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Evariste Adrien |
Surname | Thibaudeau |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Adrien and Gabrielle Thibaudeau, of St. Eustache, Province of Quebec, Canada. B.A., B.S. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE727 |
Markings | NA-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wilnis General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | NUL N'A PLUS GRAND AMOUR QUE CELUI-CI; DONNER SA VIE POUR SES AMIS (French - NOTHING SHOWS GREATER OVE THAN THIS; LAYING DOWN YOUR LIFE FOR YOUR FRIENDS) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 252 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/94389 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-05-1943 |
End Date | 05-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund. 596 aircraft,- the largest 'non-1000' raid of the war so far and the first major attack on Dortmund. 31 losses (5.2%) with a further 7 crashing due to bad weather at their bases, taking the total loss rate to 6.4%. PFF marking was accurate but backup marking was not. Also, decoy fires attracted many of the bombs. Severe damage was nevertheless caused to much of the central and northern areas of the city, including the Hoesch and Dortmunder Union steelworks. At least 693 people were killed, including 200 PoWs. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Wilnis, Holland, NW of Utrecht |