Donald, Peter Laird
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Laird |
Surname | Donald |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Laird Alexander Donald and Ida Emma Donald, of Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4787 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 35. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 29 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1219684 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Miscellaneous Information
Born on 12 January 1922 in Coventry. He resided at 66 Kingsland Avenue and worked at Coventry Corporation in the Council House as a Junior Clerk in the Treasurers' Department until enlisting in February 1941. Prior to this he attended Bablake school from 1933 to 1938, obtaining a school certificate, and Centaur Road School for his early education. Named on Bablake School Memorial. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Munich |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Maubeugee, France |