McConnell, Brian Alphonsus
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Brian Alphonsus |
Surname | McConnell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 06-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Mary Josephene McConnell, of Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia. Grandson of Bridget Gallagher, of Tyndale, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | BZ387 |
Markings | OM-L L for Love |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. M. 15. |
Epitaph | THY WILL BE DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 207 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412021 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Council Offices, Sandhurst, Royal Berkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stencilled Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the crew of a Boston Bomber aircraft who were killed on 6th January 1944 when their aircraft crashed into the grounds of Eagle House School, Sandhurst |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Hartford Bridge |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Northern France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Little Sandhurst on the return following an engine failure. P/O NAISBIT, ALBERT JOHN (170013) age: 22 RAFVR & P/O SKIPP, DONALD HORACE (162984) age: 22 RAFVR & Lt. TRUXLER age: 22, were also killed. |