Foster, Donovon John
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Donovon John |
Surname | Foster |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hubert and Elsie Mary Foster, of Acton, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD255 |
Markings | BQ-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. C. 1. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE ALL, BUT HIS GAIETY & LAUGHTER LIVE ON IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO LOVED HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 119550 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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 27/2044/17 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-11-1944 |
End Date | 03-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established. Crashed over Germany |