Gruber, Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Maurice |
Surname | Gruber |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sismund and Annie Gruber, of Mashaba, Southern Rhodesia. His Brother Rufus Isaacs Gruber Also Fell. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7489 |
Markings | VN- Hoo Flung |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Svino Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON DEEPLY MOURNED BY PARENTS, SISTER & BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 43 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 777669 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/14201 (P368725/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1942 |
End Date | 09-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Warnemunde |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in forest near Store Lind on Mon Island, Denmark. Sgt. Gruber was the only fatality, the remaining six crew members were taken into captivity. |