McDonald, Douglas Ross
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Douglas Ross |
Surname | McDonald |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hector Ross McDonald and Jessie Lee McDonald, of Collaroy Beach, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP346 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 803. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 70 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 433234 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1944 |
End Date | 18-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night bombing training |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and crashed near the airfield |