McDonald, Walter Thomson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Thomson |
Surname | McDonald |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of David McMurray McDonald and Helen Thomson McDonald, of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1222 |
Markings | KO-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 16. I. 5. |
Epitaph | OUR ONE CONSOLING HOPE IS THAT WE SHALL JOIN WITH THEE, ONE DAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 974023 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7649 (P360576/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-07-1941 |
End Date | 16-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (53% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed close to Weert, Holland |