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Warrant Officer Class I Lawrence O'neill WEAKLEY (R/67735) of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft Halifax II DT721
IBCC
Death of Death 1943-01-27 Age : 25 years.
Served in 51 Sqdn
Burial/Commemoration Details : XVI. F. 14. at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemeter, Netherlands (
Map)
More Details: SON OF LAWRENCE O'NEILL WEAKLEY AND ISABELLA WEAKLEY, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, U.S.A.
View Commonwealth War Graves Commission : L O WEAKLEY
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National Archives AIR81 - Fuzzy Search
| Citation | AIR81 Casualty File Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| AIR81/21250 | Sergeant L J Hammond (RAAF), Sergeant J A Daragon, Warrant Officer L O'Neill-Weakley (RCAF): killed; Pilot Officer Purnell, Sergeant Street, Sergeant Best, Sergeant Hough: prisoners of war; Lancaster DT721, 51 Squadron, aircraft failed to return from an operational flight, Dusseldorf, Germany, 27 January 1943. | C18306795 |
Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry
| Date: 27 Jan 43 Aircraft: Halifax II DT721 Unit 51 Sqdn Airfield /Crash Location , Noord-Brabant | |||
| Details | Took off 1750 27 Jan 1943 from Snaith. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in the grounds of Huize Padua Mental Hospital between Boeken and Gemert (Noord Brabant) Holland. | ||
| Source | Henk Welting's Database | ||
| Aircrew details | |||
Rank | Name, Number, Trade & Details | Date | Unit | Country | Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant | John Alexander DARAGON (1321773) Air Bomber Halifax II DT721 IBCC    | 1943-01-27 | 51 Sqdn AIR27 | Netherlands | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Ce  |
| Flight Sergeant | Louis James HAMMOND (400255) Halifax II DT721 IBCC  | 1943-01-27 | 51 Sqdn AIR27 | Netherlands | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Ce |
| Warrant Officer Class I | Lawrence O'neill WEAKLEY (R/67735) Halifax II DT721 IBCC  | 1943-01-27 | 51 Sqdn AIR27 | Netherlands | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemeter |
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