Doran, Willard Lawrence
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Willard Lawrence |
Surname | Doran |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lawrence and Minnie Doran, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA711 |
Markings | WS-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 16. H. 11. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE THAN THIS NO MAN HATH, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (adapted from John 15:13, KJV) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 29 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/159101 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1944 |
End Date | 02-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Lower Saxony, crashing near Eschede |