Donovan, Walter Spruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Walter Spruce |
Surname | Donovan |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | DFM, MiD |
Date of Death | 27-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Spruce Donovan and of Eva Agnes Donovan (Nee Freeman). Husband of Ada Mary Donovan, of Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ550 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sheffield (Burngreave) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G.G. Cons. Grave 2879. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 126763 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 1655 MTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 1655 Mosquito Training Unit of No 8 (PFF) Group which was based at RAF Warboys, 1944 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-06-1944 |
End Date | 27-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Dived and crashed at Benwick near Chatteris, Cambridgeshire |