In Memory Of

WEBSTER, DONALD GORDON

Service Details
Age:
 24
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 103442V
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 150 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1944-04-21
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Wellington LN385, took off Amendola in Puglia, on a bombing run to Porto Santo Stefano in Tuscany. On his return from the operation, near the coast of Salerno, the bomber had to undergo an air strike. At 23:23 the report states that a request was heard coming from the plane of MD-Q LN385. It was heard again weakly at 01:06 on April 22, after which radio contact was lost
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 I. E. 2.
Cemetery:
 SALERNO WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Italy
Additional Information
Son of Margaret T. Webster. Born East London.