MacDonald, Joseph Widger Murphy
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Widger Murphy |
Surname | MacDonald |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Mary Joseph Macdonald. Husband of Phyllis Macdonald, of Knighton, Radnorshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5698 |
Markings | UG-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Birkdale Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. M. Grave 83. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 65 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 156663 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to St. Mary's Church, Bleasby, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew 1654 HCU Stirling who were killed on a night training sortie after a mid-air collision with 61 Sqn Lancaster JB132 returning from a sortie to Berlin |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1943 |
End Date | 01-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Air Collision with returning LancasterJB132 |