Willsdon, Donald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald |
Surname | Willsdon |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-02-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA934 |
Markings | BQ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. L. 15. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0939 (Block 11, Column 7, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 117 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1420600 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt Donald Willsden 550 Sqn Killed in Action 15.2.44 |
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 27/2037/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-02-1944 |
End Date | 16-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |