Whelan, Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Patrick |
Surname | Whelan |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Patrick and Mary Whelan, of West Derby, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Ventura I |
Serial Number | AE734 |
Markings | YH-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row D. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | SWEET HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIM. MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 656109 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Both of the men who died were recovered from a dinghy the following day |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1942 |
End Date | 07-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Gent-Terneuzen |
Reason for Loss | Hit by marine flak and crashed into the sea, west of Vlissingen |