Connolly, Francis Martin
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Francis Martin |
Surname | Connolly |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred and Margaret Connolly, of Blackley, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB594 |
Markings | HW-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 123. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 133730 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-12-1943 |
End Date | 24-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Oberfeldwebel Karl-Heinz Scherfling of 12./NJG1. |