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MCEVOY, Donald

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) Donald Ralph
Surname McEvoy
Gender M
Age 21
Decorations DFM
Date of death 15-06-1944
Next of kin Son of Bernard and Inez McEvoy, of Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax III
Serial Number LW715
Markings KW-Q
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country France
Burial/Memorial Place Marquise Communal Cemetery
Grave Reference Plot 1. Row A. Grave 21..
Epitaph HE SERVED WELL. MAY HIS DEAR SOUL REST IN PEACE
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 208
Enlistment information
Service Number J/88896
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 425 (Alouette)
Trade Air Gunner
Country of origin if different Canada
Fellow Servicemen
Adams C (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 15-06-1944
End Date 16-06-1944
Takeoff Station Tholthorpe
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Boulogne- to destroy German light naval vessels. The local report describes great destruction to the harbour area with 200 people having been killed.
Reason for Loss Crashed at Desvres in the Pas-de-Calais, France.