Torgalson, Joseph Simon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Simon |
Surname | Torgalson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Emil and Johanna Torgalson, of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7805 |
Markings | OJ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 14. E. 6-11. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42732 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-07-1940 |
End Date | 12-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (47% moon) |
Operation | Naval installations at Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |