McNamara, Nicholas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Nicholas |
Surname | McNamara |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Nicholas McNamara and of Bridget McNamara (Nee Liston), of Limerick, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE130 |
Markings | 6O-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clichy Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 16. Row 10. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | SWEET JESUS, HAVE MERCY ON HIM. OUR LADY OF LIMERICK, INTERCEDE FOR HIM. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 210 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1798690 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Zeitz- to mark the Braunohle-Benzin synthetic oil plant. 328 Lancasters, 10lost (3.0%). Much damage was caused to the northern part of the plant |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have been abandoned over Allied held territory while on homeward leg as none of the other crew members were injured, not taken PoW |