Maher, Thomas Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas Francis |
Surname | Maher |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Augustus and Kathleen Gertrude Maher, of Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK536 |
Markings | JO-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ellecourt Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421812 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft shot down by Uffz. Gratz of 3/JG301. Crashed at Ellecourt (Seine-Maritime) |