Spector, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Spector |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL960 |
Markings | HW-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 25. F. 14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/26649 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Spector Lake, Manitoba; 50km from the Hudson Bay shoreline and 2km from the border with Ontario. |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and exploded, scattering wreckage over a wide area near Duisburg |