Joseph Leonard Doray

1917 - 1942  (25 years)

• Name	Joseph Leonard Doray
  Born	01 May 1917	Pembroke, Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	09 Nov 1942	Lighthorne, Warwickshire, England   [2]
  Buried	13 Nov 1942	Evesham Road cemetery, Stratford-on-Avon, England
  Notes	Leonard Doray was a Pilot Officer and Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in the RCAF. He enlisted in Montreal on 21 June 1941 and received his wireless and air gunnery training in Canada in 1941 and 1942 . He passed near the top of his class in both and was commissioned as an officer. He arrived No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre at Bournemouth on 19 June 1942; transferred to No 2 Advanced Flying Unit at Millom, Cumberland on July 25th. On September 1 he transferred to No. 22 Operational Training Unit, part of RAF No. 6 Group, based at Wellesbourne Mountford airport near Stratford on Avon, for training in night bombing prior to becoming operational status. On November 9, 1942, Wellington MkIII HF648 crashed 1 mile SSE of Lighthorne Village just after takeoff from Gaydon airfield. Failure of the starboard engine was the cause. All crew were killed: F/O D B Clements RCAF, F/Sgt C S Boomer RCAF, P/O A A Herbert RCAF, P/O J L Doray RCAF and F/Sgt G W Wilken RCAF. Doray was the wireless operator/air gunner and died of multiple injuries and burns. He was buried on July 13, 1942 at Stratford-on-Avon. Commonwealth War Graves Commission casualty details: Name: DORAY, JOSEPH LEONARD Initials: J L Nationality: Canadian Rank: Pilot Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force Age: 25 Date of Death: 09/11/1942 Service No: J/11594 Additional information: Son of Edward and Teresa Doray, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. Casualty Type: `Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 4046. Cemetery: STRATFORD-ON-AVON CEMETERY Cemetery: STRATFORD-ON-AVON CEMETERY Country: United Kingdom Locality: Warwickshire Historical Information: Startford-on-Avon Cemetery contains 22 First World War burials, made mainly from the hospital at Clopton House. During the Second World War, there was a contingent of the Royal Canadian Air Force based at nearby Wellesboune Mountford and of the 137 Second World War burials (most of them forming a war graves plot), 97 are of Canadian airmen. The cemetery also contains 15 war graves of other nationalities. No. of Identified Casualties: 174 The Montreal Gazette - Nov 17, 1942 KILLED OVERSEAS (photograph) P.O. JOSEPH LEONARD DORAY, 25, who has been officially reported killed on active service overseas, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Doray of 4547 Harvard avenue (Montreal). Born in Pembroke, Ont., he was educated in Montreal, where he worked until enlisting in July, 1941. At school he was active in all forms of athletics. PO. Doray has one brother, Eddy Doray, in the R.C.A. (Reserve Army), and three sisters, Eileen, Irene and Theresa of Montreal.
  Person ID	I39	Cullen family tree
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Samuel Edward Michael Doray,   b. 09 Sep 1873, Sutton, Quebec ,   d. Oct 1948, Montreal, Quebec  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Teresa Mary Berry,   b. 25 Nov 1882, Dunham Township, Mississquoi, Quebec ,   d. Dec 1973, Montreal, Quebec  (Age 91 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1904	St. Anthony's Parish, Montreal, Quebec   [3]
  Family ID	F1685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Doray, Leonard c1942
  		Doray, Leonard Montreal Gazette 17 Nov 1942
  		Doray, Leonard baptism 1917
  		Doray, Leonard & Kay King c1941
  		Doray, Theresa & Leonard

  
  

  Documents

  Doray, Leonard article Montreal Gazette 17 Nov 1942

  
  

  Headstones

  Doray, Leonard Grave - Stratford on Avon, England

  
  

  Albums

  Doray-Berry family album (22)

  
  

• Sources

  [S102] Ancestry.ca Drouin Collection, Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1911, Pembroke Cathedral, 1915-1923, page 51. [S200] Midland Aircraft Recovery Group, http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1942.htm. [S57] Ancestry.ca Drouin Collection.