Morgan, Donald Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Donald Edward |
Surname | Morgan |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilfred Edward Mozart Morgan and Mary Brewer Morgan (née Andrews), of Claydon, Suffolk. Husband of Mary Lowman Morgan (nee Wilde). They married in Stafford in 1941. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ710 |
Markings | KO-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. H. 14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 214 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 906071 |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 20 Augist 1916 in Claydon, Suffolk. His father was a master butcher (born 6 December 1878). Donald entered Chadacre Agricultural Colleg after leaving school and later emigrated to Canada, later returning and was a clerk to Messrs. Burton an Saunders, Ipswich, a food supplier, before enlisting. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel- 306 aircraft sustained 31 losses (10.1%). PFF found little cloud cover and were able to mark the target without difficulty. Widespread damage throughout the city, including damage to all three of the Henchel aircraft factory. At this extraordinary loss rate, an airman stood less than 0.5% chance of surviving his two tours. |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |