Morris, Donald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald |
Surname | Morris |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George William and Alice Lilian Morris, of Rotherham, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME449 |
Markings | PM-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tarm Isolated Graves |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 1-2. |
Epitaph | WE BLESS THE YEARS WE SPENT WITH YOU. IN GOD'S OWN KEEPING TILL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 76 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3040748 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | 50m from T-junction of Ådumvej & Østermarksvej, Østergård-Tarm, Midtjylland Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | De falt ned fra himlen I armene På Danske venner. Lancaster bombefly ME449 Skudt ned den 12 marts 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-03-1945 |
End Date | 13-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Mining |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Tarm on the west coat of Jutland |