Pilot Officer
JOSEPH HARVEY MILTON (J H M) LACELLE

• Pilot Officer JOSEPH HARVEY MILTON LACELLE's Story

• 	Born 18 July 1918 in Hurdmans Bridge, Ontario, Canada
  	Enlisted 31 May 1940 in Ottawa, Ontario | Age: 21 years
  	Buried 28 June 1942 - BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY | Age: 23 years

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Interesting Facts

• Born in Hurdman's Bridge, Ontario, to father Theogene Lacelle and mother Victoria Lacelle (nee Craig). Harvey Lacelle represented Canada in the 1936 Olympics as a boxer. He attended the Ottawa Technical School specializing in Electricity, and after enlisting excelled in his training. This allowed him to rise quickly to the rank of Officer. Pilot Officer Lacelle was a member of a five-man aircrew that failed to return after an attack on Bremen, Germany on June 27, 1942.

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Fallen Soldiers from Hurdmans Bridge Ontario, Canada

• Pilot Officer
  LACELLE, JOSEPH HARVEY MILTON
  28 June 1942
  BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY
  

Fallen Comrades of the Royal Canadian Air Force

• Flying Officer
  LYNAM, FRANCIS WILLIAM JOSEPH
  14 November 1944
  OTTAWA MEMORIAL
  
• Flight Sergeant
  JOHNSON, DONALD WILFRED
  3 February 1945
  DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY
  
• Warrant Officer Class II
  WILSON, RAYMOND HATHAWAY
  31 March 1944
  HANOVER WAR CEMETERY
  
• Flying Officer
  JONES, RONALD MARWOOD
  24 November 1944
  CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY
  
• Flight Sergeant
  BETTRIDGE, OLIVER AUGUSTUS
  11 August 1943
  BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
  
• Flying Officer
  CAULFIELD, WILLIAM JAMES
  18 October 1943
  OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY
  
• Warrant Officer Class I
  MAYER, HARRY EDWARD
  29 June 1943
  MALTA MEMORIAL
  
• Leading Aircraftman
  OAKES, GEORGE WALSH
  5 June 1945
  MONTREAL (MOUNT ROYAL) CEMETERY
  
• Sergeant
  BALLINGER, HENRY CLASPER
  27 November 1942
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Sergeant
  BURKE, WESLEY RAY
  3 February 1944
  OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY
  
• Flying Officer
  WARD, EARL WOODROW
  11 January 1944
  OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY
  
• Flight Sergeant
  RAFUSE, CEDRIC GARDINER
  13 September 1943
  NASSAU WAR CEMETERY