Travis, Donald Armitage
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Armitage |
Surname | Travis |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Armitage Travis and Mary Gertrude Travis, of Aintree, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4792 |
Markings | PH-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 167. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 658957 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield Memorial Walk, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt Donald A Travis Bomb Aimer & the crew of W4792 PH-Y who failed to return from an attack over Cologne 27th February 1943 |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Siblings: Freda Margaret Ethel Travis and Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Smith (née Travis). |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1943 |
End Date | 27-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Köln |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. |