Blunt, Donald Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Edward |
Surname | Blunt |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Edward and Janet H. Blunt, of Harrow, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HZ484 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Desborough Cemetery, Northamptonshire |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (From For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151908 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 84 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Junction of Harrington Rd & Green Crescent, Desborough, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those men of 84 OTU who were lost flying from RAF Desborough |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 27-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Desborough |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Arthingworth, near Daventry |