Potvin, Joseph Adrian Leo
Personal Information
Rank | WO1 |
Forename(s) | Joseph Adrian Leo |
Surname | Potvin |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
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Date of Death | 08-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of N. Charles and Amelia Potvin, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV935 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 281. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/159132 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
Unusually, every member of this eight-man crew had a first initial of 'J'. Moreover, six of them were named Joseph |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1945 |
End Date | 08-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- radar demonstration |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |