Nelson, Morley Francis (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1944-September-13

Flight Sergeant Morley Francis Nelson RCAF

Birth Date: 1924

Born:

Parents: Son of Arthur John Nelson, and of Lorna Ethel Nelson, of Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Hastings, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

576 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Carpe Diem Seize the opportunity

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/219944

Home
Google MapHastings, Ontario
Target
Google MapFrankfurt Germany
Temporary Burial
Google MapGundersheim

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial
Google MapSoldaten Friedhof Alliierte Piloten 2WK
19 B 2
576 Squadron (Carpe Diem). Target - Frankfurt, Germany. Two Lancaster aircraft were shot down between Gundersheim and Flombern, Germany the same night. FS Nelson, Warrant Officer R.B. Rennie, and four members of the crew, not Canadians, were all killed, and one crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed in aircraft ME 854. Please see Clarke D.W. for casualty list and detail of the other aircraft involved.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)