Bonner, Murray Wallace
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Murray Wallace |
Surname | Bonner |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Wallace Bonner and Janet E. Bonner, of Miniota, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG420 |
Markings | -H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row A. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | WE LEAVE HIM IN GOD'S KEEPING, HE IS NOT DEAD TO US WHO LOVE HIM BUT ONLY GONE BEFORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/21902 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU C Flt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Bonner Lake, Manitoba; Off the western flank of Well's Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-08-1943 |
End Date | 19-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 1658 HCU Halifax out of Rufforth (R9497). Both aircraft crashed west of Copmanthorpe, SW of York |