Donelan, Peter John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter John Henry |
Surname | Donelan |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Henry and Grace Donelan. of Darley Dale, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ878 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. G. 5. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE WAS SHORT. HIS DUTY DONE, PEACE IN HEAVEN. FAREWELL, SON. MAM, DAD AND DONIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1378642 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 630 aircraft including over 100 Lancasters. 900 tons of bombs dropped causing damage to over 15000 houses. 12000 people were bombed out and 279 killed |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 3am in the target area |