McGladrigan, Neil Francis Dallaway
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Neil Francis Dallaway |
Surname | McGladrigan |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Patrick and Doris Vida May McGladrigan, of Kallangur, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD264 |
Markings | DX-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. E. 6. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED BY DAD, MUM AND BROTHER ROB. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426895 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of F/S N. McGladrigan 10.12.1944 and the crew of PD264 of 57 Sqn. |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Survived crash 7/12/44 but was injured as he bailed out. Taken to Weidenhausen for interrogation after which he was taken into the woods and shot 10/12/44 and his body placed in a shallow grave. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-12-1944 |
End Date | 07-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Giessen |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |