Henley, Maurice Benjamin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Maurice Benjamin |
Surname | Henley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Florence Henley, of West Heath, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL949 |
Markings | LE-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row D. Grave 20. |
Epitaph | RESTING IN GOD'S GARDEN FREE'D FROM SORROW AND PAIN I SHALL LOVE THEE MORE, DEAR WHEN IN HEAVEN WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1211299 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-11-1944 |
End Date | 23-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (46% moon) |
Operation | Trondheim |
Reason for Loss | Came down on a sandbank near the north bank of the Humber off Sunk Island |