Nelson, Donald Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Alexander |
Surname | Nelson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Isabella Nelson, of Knightswood, Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB247 |
Markings | PH-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. B. 12-17. |
Epitaph | IN THE EVENING IT SHALL BE LIGHT. GOOD-NIGHT, DON DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 78 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1823742 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1944 |
End Date | 13-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Lost on a raid carried out without the use of Pathfinders |