White, Dominic Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Dominic Bernard |
Surname | White |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Patrick White and Concetta White (née Sabatino) of Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Elizabeth Mary White (née Housman), of Oakham, Rutland, whom he married on 7 December 1942 . Around this time she was a Corporal at RAF Cottesmore. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF500 |
Markings | OJ-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Belval Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16896 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Dominic was born at Lakefield, Ontario on 24 January 1914. His father was born in Italy and worked as a labourer, his mother was born in Belleville, Ontario. He had four sisters, Isabelle, Marguerite, Josephine and Assunta. Dominic attended school in Lakefield: Public 1921-1929 (general course) and then Lakefield High, 1929-1935 (Senior Matric). His hobby was model aeroplanes, and he was involved in several sports including hockey, baseball, tennis and badminton. He was a Millman operator working at the Paymaster Consolidated Gold Mines (South Porcupine) from 1936 onwards. |
Dominic had enlisted on 15 May 1941 and after training was sent to the U.K. where he arrived at 3PRC on 29 March 1942. He went on to 6(P)AFU 23 June 1942, 14 OTU 11 August 1942, 1657 CU. 11 December 1942 and 149 Squadron 21 February 1943. Dominic very sadly lost his life on 15 April 1943. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1943 |
End Date | 15-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 462 aircraft, 23 losses (5.0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but the bombing was concentrated to the north east. This is an example of a phenomenon called 'creepback' where successive crews would release their bombs earlier and earlier on an effort to turn for home as quickly as possible. Fortunately the bombed suburbs included many industrial installations so some useful damage was caused. An air raid shelter packed with French and Russian PoWs was hit, increasing the death toll to 619, a new record. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Belval, France |