Nelson, Donald Cecil
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Cecil |
Surname | Nelson |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald V. Nelson and of Minnie Nelson (Nee Hotton), of St. Saviour, Guernsey, Channel Islands. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | DF614 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | H. 11. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS ALL THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. AU REVOIR, MY DARLING SON UNTIL WE MEET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 78 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1553494 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Also commemorated on the St. Peter Port War Memorial, Guernsey. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1943 |
End Date | 15-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (67% moon) |
Operation | Nancy Leaflet (nickle) drop, Special Operations Executive |
Reason for Loss | Believed shot down between Baromesnil and St-Remy-Boscrocourt, two villages in Seine-Maritime and some 6 km to 10km S of the small coastal town of Le Treport. |