In Memory Of

MACKAY, DONALD GEORGE

Service Details
Age:
 21
Date of Birth:
 1921-03-24
Service No:
 80094
Rank:
 Flying Officer
Unit:
 44 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
 1942-05-09
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Avro Lancaster R5555, crashed near Lambrechtshagen 7km WNW of Rostock
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 8. B. 24.
Cemetery:
 BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Berlin, Berlin
Country:
 Germany
Additional Information
Entered Grey House in January 1934. He passed his Junior Certificate in 1936, and played for the School 1st Cricket XI in 1937. After leaving Plumtree in December 1937, he was employed in the Standard Bank, Gwelo. He attested in November, 1940, and received preliminary training in Rhodesia, after which he proceeded overseas in April, 1941. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour