Haddock, Donald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald |
Surname | Haddock |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas James Haddock and Selina Frances Haddock, of Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AT189 |
Markings | EQ-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bayeux War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VIII. C. 14. |
Epitaph | NOW HE HAS JOINED THAT IMMORTAL COMPANY WHO, WING TO WING LED THE WAY TO VICTORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 43 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 956676 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-06-1942 |
End Date | 19-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying- Artichokes area |
Reason for Loss | Mining operation in the Artichokes area off Lorient. |