Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Grave marker – Becklingen War Cemetery ... April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Flying Officer John Joseph Casey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Flying Officer John Joseph Casey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Flying Officer John Joseph Casey is also commemorated at the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincolnshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – International Bomber Command Centre, Lincolnshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

Photo of JOHN JOSEPH CASEY – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of JOHN JOSEPH CASEY – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of John Casey – F/O John Joseph 'Johnny' Casey, RCAF, was a crew member of Lancaster X KB-859, 431 'Iroquois' Squadron, 6 Group, Bomber Command. He died March 31, 1945 when his plane was shot down on a mission over Hamburg. KB-859 was coded SE-U, failed to return (SOC 31.3.45).

Group Photo – Back Row (l-r): P/O Albert 'Bert' Dorey, RCAF; Sgt. Laurence John 'Laurie' Mercer, RAF; F/O Patrick B. 'Red' Dennison, RCAF; F/O John Joseph 'Johnny' Casey, RCAF. Front Row (l-r): F/Lt Patrick Joseph 'Pat' Hurley RCAF¿POW; F/O Martin 'Jack' Hartog, RCAF; F/O Frederick Roy 'Roy' Alty, RCAF. Operation Summary: March 31, 1945 - 100 Halifaxes from 408, 415, 420, 425, 426, and 432 squadrons were joined by 100 Lancasters from 419, 424, 427, 428, 429, 431, 433, and 434 on an attack at the Blohm & Voss shipyards at Hamburg. The crews were over the target at between 17,000 and 19,500 feet, releasing 1,908,000 lbs of high explosives. According to reports, the target was cloud covered but extensive damage was caused in the industrial area of Hamburg. The 6 Group was in the last wave of the attack and was attacked by many ME-262s. 8 crews failed to return, mostly due to attacks by these aircraft.

Document – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Memorial – The Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire.

Memorial – Top of the Memorial. The Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire.

Inscription – Middle of the Memorial. The Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire.

Memorial Plaque – The plaque on the side commemorating 431 Squadron

Plaque – The plaque at the back of the grounds

Inscription – On the bottom of the Memorial. The Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire.

Biography – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Entrance

Cemetery

Row of Gravemarkers – This set of headstones is a crew from 431 Squadron, that went down over Hamburg, Germany on March 31, 1945, in Lancaster KB-859, coded SE-U. From left to right, the names read: Albert Dorey, Patrick Dennison, John Casey, Martin Hartog, Frederick Alty and John Mercer of the RAFVR.

Gravemarker

Grave Marker – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me