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MURPHY, Maurice

Personal Information
Rank W/O
Forename(s) Maurice Joseph
Surname Murphy
Gender M
Age 29
Decorations
Date of death 26-11-1943
Next of kin Son of Thomas Dunstan Murphy and Mabel Josephine Murphy. Husband of Kathleen Margaret Murphy, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number JA686
Markings OL-K
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Runnymede Memorial
Grave Reference Panel 198..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 216
Enlistment information
Service Number 37213
Service Royal New Zealand Air Force
Group 8
Squadron 83
Trade Ground Staff
Country of origin if different New Zealand
Fellow Servicemen
Alderson-Hiller J (F/O)
Bailey F J (LAC)
Brundell J H (LAC)
Craigie D H (Sgt)
Hillier T (Sgt)
McDowell M W (Cpl (W))
Nicholas J T (LAC)
Last Operation information
Start Date 26-11-1943
End Date 26-11-1943
Takeoff Station Wyton
Day/Night raid Day
Operation -
Reason for Loss Exploded on its dispersal after an electrical fault ignited the photo-flash