Snape, Desmon Byrne
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Desmon Byrne |
Surname | Snape |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Claude Manning Snape and Doris Mary Snape,. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito II |
Serial Number | HJ943 |
Markings | TW-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Loppersum General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot B. Row 11. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 245 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 420071 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 141 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the first Serrate Mosquito to be Lost |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support (Serrate) |
Reason for Loss | Experienced engine problems whilst in aerial combat over Heligoland and was forced to return to base. Remaining engine failed at 3000', the aircraft crashed near Groningen, Holland |