Grant, Donald Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Gordon |
Surname | Grant |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wesley Livesey Grant and Eliza Margaret Grant, of Kirrawee, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK135 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H/3. Grave 148. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 432457 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 31-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into a thunderstorm and crashed at Ashbury, near Wantage |