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1	Cote	Joseph Richard	Flight Sergeant		Killed 1943-10-02 Age			R/142131		424Sqn			Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 11, Column 1. Malta.	Aircrew Deaths Database
2	Cote	M.J.A.	P/O F/O F/L		Evaded twice		J	14529	PLT	439Sqn (RCAF) 439Sqn (RCAF)	Typhoon MN375 Typhoon RB204	28 Sep 1944 - Ran out of fuel near Luxembourg - Evaded 14 Jan 1945 - Flak - Evaded	(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Accident report MN375 Accident report RB204 Losses and Incidents Database
3	Cote	M.M.M.	NS				C	27936	NRS	RCAF - Women's Division	N/A	Oct 44 -
4	Cote	P.E.	Sgt F/O		POW		R J POW	X 18190 X	AG	408Sqn	Halifax JB796	03 Jul 43 - POW -
5	Cote	P.E.J.	F/O				J	35593	PLT	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
6	Cote	R.								425Sqn	X	01 Jun 46 - X -
7	Cote	V.C.	P/O				H	45776		RCAF	N/A	Oct 44 -
8	Cote	Joseph Leandre Gilles	Sergeant		Killed 1941-12-01 Age 19			R/56362					Commemorated Ottawa Notre Dame Cemetery, Plot 3009. Sec. Z. Canada. Son Of Joseph Alfred And Agnes Cote, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec.	Aircrew Deaths Database
9	Cote	Joseph John Edward	Flight Sergeant		Killed 1942-10-07 Age 21			R/82472		115Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Beck Row (St. John) Churchyard, Row C. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Flt.Sgt. E. N. Cote, R.C.A.F., And Catharine Cote, Of Ottawa. Ontario, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
10	Cote	L.P.M.R.	F/O				J	24917	NAV	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
11	Cote	Joseph Arthur Raymoral	Warrant Officer Class II		Killed 1943-09-13 Age			R/79179		407Sqn			Commemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row R Grave 9. United Kingdom.	Aircrew Deaths Database
12	Cote	Joseph Edmond Romeo	Sergeant		Killed 1943-12-31 Age 25			R/136824					Commemorated Glenavy Roman Catholic Churchyard, Plot 4. West Side. Grave 15. United Kingdom.	Aircrew Deaths Database
13	Cote	Charles Edward	Sergeant		Killed 1944-03-02 Age 22			10797		425Sqn			Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row B. Grave 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Leda Cote, Of Quebec City, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
14	Cote	J.T.								425Sqn	X	01 Jun 46 -
15	Hutchison	John Lutterell	Pilot Officer		Killed 1944-03-20 Age 28			J/38048					Commemorated Hudson (Cote St. Charles) Cemetery, Plot 31. Canada. Son Of Ernest Evans Hutchison And Margaret Hutchison, Of Westmount; Husband Of Jean E. Hutchison, Of Barrie, Ontario.	Aircrew Deaths Database
16	Leblanc	Charles Emile	Flight Sergeant		Killed 1942-06-17 Age 20			R/76272		419Sqn			Commemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Xii. G. 1. Belgium. Son Of Lawrence And Lucy Leblanc, Of Belle Cote, Iverness Co., Nova Scotia.	Aircrew Deaths Database
17	Nelson	William Henry	P/P/O P/O F/O F/L	DFC & Bar	KIA	RAF CAN		39675	PLT	RAF 10Sqn 6OTU 74Sqn Last Op - 74Sqn	X Whitley Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire	1937 - Joined the RAF - X - 24 Jul 40 - transferred to fighters - 24 Jun 40 - 20 Jul 40 - RAF Sutton Bridge 27 Jul 40 - 01 Nov 40 - 01 Nov 40 - KIA - Shot down over Dover	Battle of Britain. Commemorated Runnymede Born in Montreal, Canada 1917-04-02, son of Henry and Sarafina Nelson of 4885 Cote St, Catherine Rd. Educated at Baron Byng High and Strathcona Academy. Joined the RAF in 1937 after working his way to England. On September 8/9 1939 he took part as Captain of a bomber in the RAF’s earliest operation, with 8 Whitleys dropping leaflets in NW Germany. After other operations he also took part in raids on Sylt and over Dunkirk during the evacuation. DFC by the King at Buckingham Palace 1940-06-04. First Canadian Jew decorated in WW2. His citation read 'Nelson carried out many flights over enemy territory, always showing the greatest determination and courage. After one attack on Stavanger, Norway, he encountered a balloon barrage and sent a report to base HQ in time to warn following aircraft. He wrote home that “ I thank God that I shall be able to help to destroy the regime that persecutes the Jews…..” Volunteering for Fighter Command and returning before his leave expired, he flew Spitfires from Hornchurch with 74Sqn , shooting down a Bf 109, Bf 110 and damaging another Bf 110 on August 11 1940 when he took on six Bf 109s singehanded; damaging a Do 17 on the 13 August and destroying three more Bf 109s on October 17, 27 and 29. Killed 1940-11-01 by a Bf 109 attack over Dover in Spitfire P7312 at 1400 hrs. and crashed into the Channel. Listed as missing on the 52nd RAF casualty list on Nov 14 1940 but officially presumed killed on May 26 1941. He was 23 years old, left a wife (Marjorie Isobel) and young son and his name is inscribed on the Runnymede memorial, panel 4.	Battle of Britain Database
18	Audy	Joseph Engelbert	Sgt		KIA Age 29		R	120256	GD AG	RCAF 116Sqn (RCAF) 4B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 23OTU (RAF) 425Sqn (RCAF) 425Sqn (RCAF) Last Op	X Canso & Catalina Bolinbroke X Wellington Wellington Wellington BK334	24 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec 21 Aug 1941 - RCAF Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 18 July 1942 - Remustered to Air Gunner - Fingal, Ontario 6 Nov 1942 - Bournemouth, UK 8 Dec 1942 - RAF Pershore, Worcestershire 24 Feb 1943 - RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire 3 March 1943 - Shot down by flak	Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 5A. A1. 5. Germany. Son of Narcisse and Melina (nee Trepanier) Audy, of Sainte-Thecle, Quebec; Husband of Marie Elizabeth Marcelle (nee Cote) Audy, of St Thomas, Ontario. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report Archive report 6 Bomber group Ops
19	Cote	L.E.J.	WO2 P/O		POW		RJPOW	X 88085 X	AG	158Sqn	Halifax HX333	28 Jan 44 - POW - Flak -
20	Cote	Joseph Yvon Jacques	Sgt F/Sgt WO2 P/O F/O	DFC			R J	164745 19722	PLT	RCAF 3ITS (RCAF) 11EFTS (RCAF) 8SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) ?OTU (RAF) 1659HCU (RAF) 425Sqn (RCAF) RCAF 12Sqn (RCAF) RCAF	X X Finch Anson X Wellington Halifax Halifax X Dakota X	27 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec 1 Aug 1942 - Victoriaville, Quebec 24 Oct 1942 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec 9 Jan 1943 - Moncton, New Brunswick 26 May 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 1943 - ? ? - RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire 1943 - RAF Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire 30 Jan 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 19 Feb 1945 - Rockcliffe, Ontario 3 Oct 1945 - Retired from the RCAF	- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.425 Squadron - Award effective 5 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 293/45 dated 16 February 1945. Deceased on 1 August 2002, in Rouville, Quebec. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	RCAFA Awards Database
21	Cote	J.Y.A.	P/O				J	85354	PLT	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
22	Cote	J.W.A.								425Sqn	X	01 Jun 46 -
23	Cote	J.P.H.R.	F/O				C	13505	ADM	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
24	Cote	J.L.A.	P/O				J	85599	WAG	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
25	Cote	J.G.	F/O				C	8567	LI	RCAF	N/A	Oct 44 -
26	Cote	J.E.P.	F/O				J	27989	PLT	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
27	Cote	J.E.L.								425Sqn	X	01 Jun 46 - X -
28	Cote	J.E.B.A.	P/O		POW					424Sqn	Halifax LW131	02 Nov 44 - POW -
29	Cote	J.A.Y.		DFC & Bar						425Sqn	X	01 Jun 46 - X -
30	Cote	J.A.B.	P/O				J	43597	NAV	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
31	Cote	J.A.	F/Sgt		POW		R	94157	AG	425Sqn (RCAF)	Halifax MZ860	5 Jan 1945 - Night fighter	(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	6 Bomber Group Ops
32	Cote	G.	P/O				H	45024		RCAF	N/A	Oct 44 -
33	Cote	F.P.	F/O				J	35932	BA	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -