Butler, Maurice Percival
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Maurice Percival |
Surname | Butler |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry William Francis and Nellie Butler. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME679 |
Markings | DX-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. H. 12-19. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS MEMORIES ARE KEPT OF ONE WE LOVE DEARLY AND NE'ER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1811369 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Many sources list the crash site as Oberkirchen but this is incorrect. IBCC wishes to express its thanks to Paul Rogers, a relative of G W Whittles for providing comprehensive information. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1944 |
End Date | 27-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss | Collided with 44 Sqn Lancaster I LL920 KM-V and crashed near Oberkirch, approximately 15km east of Strasbourg and in the Black Forest |