Connolly, Patrick Edward Geoffrey Gunnell
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Patrick Edward Geoffrey Gunnell |
Surname | Connolly |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Colonel W. E. G. Connolly, Formerly of The Royal Marines, and Mrs. G. Connolly. Husband of Bernice Connolly of Tonbridge, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL837 |
Markings | BQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bussy-La-Cote Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. |
Epitaph | MUCH LOVED HUSBAND OF BERNICE AND FATHER OF PENELOPE AND RICHARD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37385 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-07-1944 |
End Date | 15-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Revigny |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighters |