Moorby, Frank Preston
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frank Preston |
Surname | Moorby |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Preston Moorby and Jessie Moorby, of Barton-Under-Needwood. Husband of Mary Kathleen Moorby. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV697 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barton-Under-Needwood (St. James) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | N.E. part. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 75 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151848 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Bosworth Hall Estate, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington Bomber DV697 named Sir George Huggins OBE, Donated by the Trinidad Bomber Fund |
Location | Gliding Club Clubhouse, Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed RoH |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 14 OTU Wellington DV697, 26th September 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-09-1943 |
End Date | 26-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Husbands Bosworth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed as it returned following engine failure |