Gorton, Maurice Doughty
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Maurice Doughty |
Surname | Gorton |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ann Jane Gorton, of Wolverhampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV890 |
Markings | OP-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 19. C. 9. |
Epitaph | SACRED HEART, HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 627230 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bassingbourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at Gelsenkirchen-Bismark on first operation as a crew. |