Dolejs, Adolf
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Adolf |
Surname | Dolejs |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Date of Death | 02-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Of Czechoslovakia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1516 |
Markings | KX-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Salisbury (Devizes Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 6. Coll. grave 121. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 787820 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 311 (Czechoslovak) |
Squadron Motto | Na mnozstvi nehledte (Never regard their numbers) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Czechoslovakia |
Other Memorials
Location | Guildhall, Guildhall St, Thetford, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron Royal Air Force 1940 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7316 (P360182/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1686/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1686/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-07-1941 |
End Date | 02-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (48% moon) |
Operation | Cherbourg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an allied night-fighter near Mere, Wilts |