2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta. LAC. Lalonde drowned in the Bow River, Alberta.
Lalonde, Joseph Boyd (Leading Aircraftman)
Drowned 1944-October-22

Birth Date: 1912-February-09
Born:
Parents: Son of Joseph H. Lalonde and Alice Lalonde, of Almonte.
Spouse:
Home: Almonte, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
2 WS- Wireless School
Base
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
R/207684
Unit Desciption
2 WS (2 Wireless School)
Trainees in the "Wireless Air Gunner" (WAG) stream spent 24 weeks at a Wireless Schoo learning the theory and application of wireless communications. This included signalling with lights and flags as well as radio. Their "WAG" training was completed with four weeks at a Bombing & Gunnery School.
NO2 WS Calgary Mascot
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