Sergeant Donald Enright Soles

1915 - 1941  (26 years)

• Name	Donald Enright Soles
  Prefix	Sergeant
  Born	10 Feb 1915	Verdun, Ile de Montreal, Quebec   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Military	WW2 - Sergeant Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
  Residence	Bef 1941	16 William St., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-130764P
  Died	3 Sep 1941	Bar Lane, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, England   [1]
  	Cause: killed in air operations, accident, aircraft crashed.
  Buried	Whittlesford Churchyard Cemetery, Whittlesford, , Cambridgeshire, England
  Person ID	I130764	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Helen,   b. Abt 1915, of, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 2000  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F45646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Donald Enright Soles

  
  

• Notes

  Sergeant Donald E Soles was a member of the crew of a Wellington bomber which crashed near Stapleford whilst returning from a raid on Frankfurt in the early hours of 3rd September 1941, all on board were killed. Information from Air Historical Branch Archives records show that Sergeant Soles was the Air Gunner on Wellington Bomber Mark II No W-5434. This aircraft took off from its base at RAF Feltwell, Norfolk 20: 25 hours on 2nd September 1941 for a night raid on Frankfurt. The aircraft was returning from this raid when, at 03: 20 hours on 3rd September, it flew into a house in bad visibility at Bars Lane in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire. The aircraft accident card (Form AM 1180) concluded that the loss of control of the aircraft was probably due to a stall but stated that the poor weather conditions were also a contributing factor. All of the crew were sadly killed. Their full details are as follows: AUS 402239 Sgt L T Hutchison RAAF- Captain/Pilot 1058392 Sgt F McNeill- 2nd Pilot R58836 F/Sgt L T Lawson RCAF- 1st Wireless Operator/Air Gunner R 60667 F/Sgt A C Turgeon RCAF-2nd Wireless Operator/Air Gunner 925452 Sgt F K Crossley- Air Observer R 64339 Sgt D E Soles RCAF- Air Gunner A tapestry plaque bearing squadron badge and the names of the crew is now displayed in Stapleford ChurchA tapestry plaque bearing squadron badge and the names of the crew is now displayed in Stapleford Church. The dedication of the plaque took place in 1970 and was attended by members of the squadron. The names of the crew and all men of Stapleford who were lost in the wars are now remembered each Remembrance Sunday and poppies are placed on their graves. Soul Search, the journal of The Sole Society. Dec 2000

  
  

• Sources

  [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Soles, Donald Enright 26 years Birthdate: 1915 Feb 10 Died: 1941 Sep 3 Rank: Sergeant Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Force: Air Service Number: R64339 Additional Details son of William & Lillian Soles - husband Helen Soles of Waterloo, Ontario

  
  

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  Born - 10 Feb 1915 - Verdun, Ile de Montreal, Quebec Residence - Bef 1941 - 16 William St., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: killed in air operations, accident, aircraft crashed. - 3 Sep 1941 - Bar Lane, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, England Buried - - Whittlesford Churchyard Cemetery, Whittlesford, , Cambridgeshire, England  = Link to Google Earth