Bernard, Damas Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sous Lt. |
Forename(s) | Damas Joseph |
Surname | Bernard |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-08-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL248 |
Markings | MA-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Huiron Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 81. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 272 (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | - |
Service | Special Operations Executive |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Agent |
Country of Origin | France |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Cover name Bernard Laumont |
A third agent, Capt. Joseph Wagner (alias Joseph Orlan), survived the crash. |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1944 |
End Date | 05-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Bob 66, for France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Huiron, SW of Vitry-le-Francois, France |