Maxwell, Lewis Keith
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Lewis Keith |
Surname | Maxwell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Arthur and Eleanor Clarissa Maxwell, of Daintree, North Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ904 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 236. |
Epitaph | "BEAU" BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT THINK HE HAD TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 69 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426130 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-06-1944 |
End Date | 19-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Church Broughton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | On return an engine cut at low level as the aircraft ran out of fuel and it crashed close to the airfield |