McEvoy, Donald Ralph
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Ralph |
Surname | McEvoy |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 15-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bernard and Inez McEvoy, of Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW715 |
Markings | KW-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marquise Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row A. Grave 21. |
Epitaph | HE SERVED WELL. MAY HIS DEAR SOUL REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/88896 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the surviving crew members, four successfully evaded capture and two became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-06-1944 |
End Date | 16-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (25% moon) |
Operation | Boulogne- to destroy German light naval vessels. The local report describes great destruction to the harbour area with 200 people having been killed. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Desvres in the Pas-de-Calais, France. |