Holder, Donald Fraser
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Fraser |
Surname | Holder |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert William Holder and Leila Beatrice Holder (Nee Burrows), of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK556 |
Markings | A4-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 262. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421053 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1944 |
End Date | 27-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Kiel. 382 aircraft- 17 Lancasters lost (4.6%). PFF marking was hampered by the use of smoke screens. Despite this, the local report details a very serious raid with concentrated bombing on the centre and surrounding districts. The fires were fanned by strong winds. 134 people were killed and 1002 injured. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |