Tagg, Maurice Roy
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Maurice Roy |
Surname | Tagg |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Violet Elizabeth Tagg, of Newcastle, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4343 |
Markings | QR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. E. 11. |
Epitaph | OUR BELOVED WAITS UNTIL THE DAWN, ALL WILL BE UNITED ON THAT HAPPY MORN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42541 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Observer/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/576/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/576/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-07-1940 |
End Date | 21-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Possibly to attack the admiral Scheer off Wilhelmshaven. The aircraft was carrying a special mine for the purpose. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed off Wilhelmshaven |