Flood, Donald George

Date of birth:: April 4th, 1924 (Woodstock/Ontario, Canada)
Date of death:: September 17th, 1944
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Graves Protestant Cemetery Strijen
Grave: 3.
Service number:: J/90719
Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

Donald was born on April 4 1924 in Woodstock Ontario, the son of George Flood (English) and Lila Katherine Flood nee Reed of Woodstock. They were married on June 15 1921 in Woodstock. His brother was William Northeatt Flood and his sister was Catherine Sara Flood.

He was a student and member of the United Church. His hobby was hunting and his sports were hockey and baseball.

He served as a Private army cadet from 1938-1942 in Woodstock and he enlisted on November 26 1942 then the RCAF in London Ontario and he went on November 9 1943 thereafter overseas to the UK.

Donald was killed in action on Sunday September 17 1944 age 20 due to a crash on September 16 1944 about 11.00 PM between the RAF Avro Lancaster LM169 during an attack on the Moerdijkbrug during operation Market Garden and they crashed very close to each other in and around the Mariapolder in Strijensas. The other fallen RCAF crew members were P/O Douglas Dawson age 19 in grave 2, F/O Peter W. Bickford age 24 in graf 5, F/O Arnold N. Johnston age 28 in grave 6 and F/O Wilfred G. Scanlan age 21 in grave 7. The other fallen RAF Volunteer Reserve crew members were P/O Peter L. Dooley age 19 in grave 8 and F/Sgt Uriah B. Butters age 21 in grave 4.

His name is mentioned with the other fallen crew members at a monument on the church in Strijen.

He served with the 115 (R.A.F.) Sqdn Royal Canadian Air Force.

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