Pilot Officer Marie Joseph Claude Hamel Leduc
Killed in Action in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
J/87256
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Battalion:
21 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Beauharnois, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
24 years
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
27 years 5 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
27 years 5 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Machine Operator
Next of Kin:
Maurice Hamel Leduc, brother, Rue St. Laurent, Beauharnois, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
34 rue Ellice, Beauharnois, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
6 ft 6.0 in / 198 cm
Weight:
136 lbs / 62 kg
Chest:
36.0 in / 91 cm
Expansion:
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Mesopotamia
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1259 days in service
Buried at:
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Marie Joseph Claude Hamel Leduc
Ranks
| Conflict | Rank | Regiment | Branch | Unit | Company | Date From | Date To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WW2 | Pilot Officer | Royal Canadian Air Force | Air Force | 21 (R.A.F.) Sqdn |
Notes
Worked at Howard Smith Paper Mill, Beauharnois, Quebec
Additional Service Notes
Was serving as a wireless operator and gunner on a Wellington Bomber flying on a night anti-sub search.
The aircraft was taking off on an operational sortie at night for Socotra, normal Goose Neck flare path in use. The pilot of 244 squadron, due to operational necessity. was taking off in a No. 621 aircraft. The aircraft was heard to be over-speeding and the aircraft crashed two miles (two and one half miles from Kirma Rae Karme, Aden, Arabia) from the end of the runway after completing a 90 degree turn.
The aircraft was taking off on an operational sortie at night for Socotra, normal Goose Neck flare path in use. The pilot of 244 squadron, due to operational necessity. was taking off in a No. 621 aircraft. The aircraft was heard to be over-speeding and the aircraft crashed two miles (two and one half miles from Kirma Rae Karme, Aden, Arabia) from the end of the runway after completing a 90 degree turn.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father: Aime Leduc, deceased, born in Beauharnois, Quebec. Wood merchent and former mayer of Beauharnois, Quebec
Mother: Jeanne Hamel, born Montreal, Quebec
Mother: Jeanne Hamel, born Montreal, Quebec