Donnelly, Earl Brown
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Earl Brown |
Surname | Donnelly |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Henry Donnelly, and of Clara Wilhelmina Donnelly, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB850 |
Markings | KN-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 14. A. 11-14. |
Epitaph | EARTH HATH NO SORROW HEAVEN CANNOT HEAL. LOVED BY MOTHER, SISTER AND BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/115752 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Donnelly Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-09-1943 |
End Date | 23-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Hanover- the first of four large raids. 711 aircraft, 26 losses (3.7%). Five American B-17s also took part. Visibility was good but strong winds hampered the marking efforts and consequently the bombing by the main force. No local report is available but it is unlikely that significant damage was caused. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Delmenhorst, Germany |