Camire, Joseph Edward Philippe Edmond
Killed in Action 1942-12-25

Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Home: St David, Quebec
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
119 (MP) Sqn- Squadron
Noli Me Tangere Touch Me Not
Base
RCAF Station Sydney, Nova Scotia
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/55902
Home

First Burial

1942-12-25: Both engines failed shortly after takeoff and the aircraft crashed, The entire 5-man crew was killed:Warrant Officer Class 2 William Benjamin Edward Bailey RCAF R/87985 KIA Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, BC Sec. D. Plot 21. Grave 19.Sergeant Joseph Edouard Philippe Edmond Camire RCAF R/55902 KIA Holy Cross Cemetery Sydney Nova Scotia Sec. O. Row 1. Grave 24.Warrant Officer Class 2 Lorne Hugh Green RCAF R/80800 pilot KIA Foot's Bay United Church Cemetery Mactier Ontario Row 8.Flight Sergeant Robert MacGranachan RCAF R/106191 KIA Foxwarren Cemetery, Foxwarren, Manitoba Lot 34. Range 2.
This incident involved multiple aircraft:
- Hudson Mk. III Serial: BW695
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
Hudson BW695
Lockheed Hudson A-28 A-29 AT-18

Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons.National Air Force Museum of Canada.
Hudson BW695
Hudson Mk. III BW695
First assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Later with No. 119 (BR) Squadron at RCAF Station Sydney, NS. Category C damage at Sydney aerodrome at 21:20 on 5 July 1942. Category A crash at Sydney aerodrome at 07:00 on 25 December 1942. Both engines failed shortly after takeoff, entire crew killed, including pilot Warrant Officer Class 2 L. Green. Ownership to No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB on 28 December 1942, for scrapping.1942-02-16 Taken on Strength Eastern Air Command 2019-08-20
1942-December-25 Accident: 119 Squadron Loc: Rcaf Stnorth Sydney Names: Bailey | Camire | Green | Macgranachan
1943-03-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20