Maw, Franklin Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Franklin Leonard |
Surname | Maw |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oscar Franklin Maw and Margaret Maw, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE415 |
Markings | -P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lossiemouth Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Grave 1263. |
Epitaph | DEAR FRANK WE MISS YOUR HAPPY SMILE A CHEERY WHISTLE COMING OVER THE HILL", LOVING FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 69 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/37480 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Maw Island, Manitoba; Within Kaykayk Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-08-1944 |
End Date | 23-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Contact was lost with the aircraft and later an empty dinghy was spotted in Spey Bay |