Kavanaugh, Joseph Garnet Stewart

Date of birth:: April 17th, 1918 (Cardinal/Ontario, Canada)
Date of death:: November 23rd, 1943 (Ter Apel/Groningen, The Netherlands)
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Ter Apel
Plot: A. Row: 20. Grave: 385.
Service number:: R67163
Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

Joseph was born on March 17 1918 in Cardinal Ontario, the son of George Eric Kavanaugh and Martha Edith Kavanaugh nee Lamson of Cardinal. He had five brothers and five sisters.
He was a painter and sandblaster and member of the Roman Catholic Church. His hobbies were radio and mechanics and his sports were hockey, football, basketball, softball and fishing.

He enlisted on September 16 1940 in Kingston Ontario and he went on November 5 1942 thereafter overseas to the UK.

Joseph was killed in action on Tuesday November 23 1943 age 25 due to a crash at the Westerstraat 25 in Ter Apel before or after an attack on Berlin in Germany.

The other fallen RCAF crew members were Fl/Lt Henry K. Lefroy (DFC) age 24 in grave A-20-381, F/O William J. Lawrence age 25in grave A-20-384, P/O James G. Odell age 28 in grave A-20-383 and F/Lt Raymond A. Gardiner age 23 in grave A-20-386.
The other fallen RAF Volunteer Reserve crew member was P/O Peter J.M. Scott age 27 in grave A-20-382.
The other RAF crew member F/Lt C.W. Cole (DFC) survived the crash and he became then a prisoner of war.

On his headstone: MAY HE REST IN PEACE

He served with the 405 Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force.

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