Lilley, Donald
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Donald |
Surname | Lilley |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Emily Effie Lilley, of Lupset, Wakefield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | P9276 |
Markings | LN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Alverthorpe (St. Paul) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. U. Grave 219. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MAY LIVE. TREASURED MEMORIES OF A DEAR SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 199 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 631565 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/788/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/788/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1940 |
End Date | 01-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Raid on Stavanger |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have come down in The Wash |