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O'CONNOR, Ian

Personal Information
Rank F/S
Forename(s) Ian
Surname O'Connor
Gender M
Age 28
Decorations
Date of death 15-11-1944
Next of kin Mr. Edward Quentin Luck, "Jigalong", Babakin, Western Australia, who is listed simply as "friend" in casualty notification. Notifications were also to be sent to the Resident Principal, Kingsley Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia where it is thought that Ian was a pupil. This school took in child migrants who were often told that they were orphans when in fact they were not. It is therefore not possible to say who Ian's real next kin may have been.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax II
Serial Number JP201
Markings QY-X
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery
Grave Reference Plot 51. Sec. H. Row V. Grave 237..
Epitaph FOR KING AND COUNTRY
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 220
Enlistment information
Service Number 29520
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Group 7
Squadron 1666 HCU
Trade Wireless Operator
Country of origin if different Australia
Fellow Servicemen
Ackcral A E (Sgt)
Saunders B E (Sgt)
Sherwin J E L (Sgt)
Straiton P (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 15-11-1944
End Date 15-11-1944
Takeoff Station Wombleton
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Training- night cross-country exercise
Reason for Loss Collided with a 1664 HCU Halifax (LL137 ZU-L), both aircraft crashing near Bow, NE of Exeter