McGuire, Laurie Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Laurie Arthur |
Surname | McGuire |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert John and Eliza McGuire, of Kingstown New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV425 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Moreton-In-Marsh New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. K. Grave 32. |
Epitaph | IN THE SACRED CAUSE OF JUSTICE FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412070 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-12-1942 |
End Date | 08-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Control was lost in a sudden storm and the aircraft crashed near Shipton-on-Stour |