Denham, Maurice Thorpe
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Maurice Thorpe |
Surname | Denham |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Raleigh Denham and of Adelaide Florence Denham (Nee Fisher), of Kaiwarra, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | EB363 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Concarneau Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415064 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Miscellaneous Information
On detachment to Coastal Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1942 |
End Date | 17-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | St. Eval |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-submarine patrol |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by fighters off the French coast |