MacLeod, Joseph Murdoch
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Murdoch |
Surname | MacLeod |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John George and Emma Justine Macleod, of Capreol, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS734 |
Markings | KO-Y Y-Yorker |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IVa. D. 8. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE TO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 203 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/92030 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Hoeveweg, Sint Katelijne-Waver, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe. 637 aircraft, 19 losses (3.0%). A combination of cloud and a strong wind meant that PFF marked too far north of the target. As a result, most bombs fell outside the city and some aircraft bombed alternative targets as they were unable to find Karlsruhe. Opinion is divided about the casualties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NE of Mechelen, Belgium |