O'Sullivan, Daniel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Daniel |
Surname | O'Sullivan |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | DSM |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jock and Mary Ann O'Sullivan of Bridgend, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RF120 |
Markings | UL-D2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. C. 16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 533494 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
His DSM was awarded 8 March 1945 while he was a Corporal and appeared in the Gazette on 2 June 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/19 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Dessau |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing between Plettenburg and Attendorn in North Rhine-Westphalia |