On Tuesday 15 November 2011 at 11.00am, a detachment from the Royal Air Force will hold a short remembrance service at the WWII memorial to Sgt. William Henry Donnelly (pictured) at the Fujairah village of Dhadnah.
The 15-minute service will be led by an RAF chaplain.
Squadron-Leader, Chris Jackson, who is in command of RAF personnel in the UAE, said he would be delighted if any members of the Fujairah community were able to attend. “It is a public event and there is no need to register one’s intention of attending the service,” said Squadron-Leader, Chris Jackson.
The service has been scheduled as near as possible to Remembrance Day (11 November) and it is designed to be a fitting tribute not only to William Donnelly but to the many who lost their lives during service to their country.
Many details were published (see links below) near to 27 January 2010 when a memorial was erected and a service was held at Sayd Dhadnah in Fujairah.
Location
The Dhadnah War Memorial lies north of the Dhadnah village and further inland from the main road.
The memorial is visible on Google Earth as a little grey square.
The GPS location coordinates are:
434655.37 E
2825065. 86 N
Thanks
Sincere thanks to Peter Hellyer for providing the details about William Donnelly’s life and many of the photos used in this article. Photo of Billy Donnelly, courtesy of his great niece, Lesley Botten.
Further
Peter Hellyer, On the Trail of a Mystery from Peru to Fujairah, The National, 19 January 2010.
WWII Hero Honoured in Emirates, BBC Local, Edinburgh, 16 February 2010.
Geoff Pound
More Fujairah news, information and photos are posted on the Fujairah in Focus Facebook Page.
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