Foy, Dennis Fitzmaurice
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Dennis Fitzmaurice |
Surname | Foy |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Capt. G. H. Foy and Madeline A. Foy of Britannia, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1205 |
Markings | -D1 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Compt. 11. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | BE THANKFUL UNTO HIM, AND BLESS HIS NAME PS. 100-4 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/10404 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1942 |
End Date | 31-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- low level bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on the Grimsthorpe bombing range 1545 after being unable to recover from stabilised yaw at low altitude. P/O D.F. Foy RCAF was badly burned in the crash, and died from his injuries the next day. |