O'Meara, Patrick Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Patrick Peter |
Surname | O'Meara |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Mary Margaret O'Meara, of Tipperary. Husband of Mary Barbara Bridget O'Meara, of Rathcoole, Co. Dublin. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV345 |
Markings | BQ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Ireland, Republic of |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tipperary (St. Michael's) New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave D.B.10. |
Epitaph | MINE WAS NOT TO REASON WHY MINE WAS BUT TO DO OR DIE. R.I.P. (adapted from poem - Charge of the Light Brigade - by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Original reads 'Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 80 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 916300 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 27/2037/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1944 |
End Date | 02-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire on return from sortie. |