Holmes, Donald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald |
Surname | Holmes |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Matilda Jane Holmes, of Chorley, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK211 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 86. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 50 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1045921 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-12-1942 |
End Date | 11-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft became lost over the Channel and is believed to have ditched off Cherbourg |