Persse, Donald Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Robert |
Surname | Persse |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Robert Dudley Persse and Hilda Persse, of Stretford, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DG219 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row D. Grave 14. |
Epitaph | THY WILL BE DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 225 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1238492 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-05-1944 |
End Date | 27-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Joined the circuit and was instructed to descend to 1000'. Nothing further was heard. The aircraft had crashed near Broadway Stainforth, NNE of Doncaster |