Nielson, Searn Wrist
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Searn Wrist |
Surname | Nielson |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Searn and Alma Henrietta Nielson. Husband of Dorothy May Nielson, of Sevenoaks, Kent, England. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME503 |
Markings | BQ-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. C. 35. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS... |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 79 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2678 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Dessau |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Sollitz, near Dessau |