Beal, Donald Newbegin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Newbegin |
Surname | Beal |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-02-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertram Newbegin Beal and Lucy Elizabeth Beal. of Northwood. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2888 |
Markings | LN-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Northwood Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND HAPPY MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 745653 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller Blade on concrete base & Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | Wellington T2888 R-Robert 'B' flight 99 Squadron Dec 1940/41 of which the propellor blade on this memorial was recovered from aircraft crash site near Wisbech in Sept 1982 crew had to abandon aircraft night of 11/12 Feb 1941 |
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-02-1941 |
End Date | 12-02-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Abandoned 5 miles south of Wisbech |