Neilson, Donald Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Maurice |
Surname | Neilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Marinus and Mabel H. Neilson, of Erickson, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NP946 |
Markings | PT-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 279. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 217 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/42662 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 420 (Snowy Owl) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Neilson Lake, Manitoba; Midway between Poplar/ Nanowin Rivers Park Reserve and Opasquia Provincial Park |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Outside former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 420 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in English & French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 (RCAF) 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 420 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1945 |
End Date | 17-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Heligoland- to attack the naval base |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea on the outbound leg |