Widdows, Maurice Hubert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Maurice Hubert |
Surname | Widdows |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hubert and Kathleen Vesta Widdows, of Greenway. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ529 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dymock (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | N.W. of church. |
Epitaph | A LOVING SON THOUGHTFUL AND KIND A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1585086 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | While over Scotland, one of the props began to windmill. Three attempts were made to put the Stirling down at Port Ellen airfield. While making fourth approach the bomber crashed at 2137 near the Watch Office. Of the seven airmen onboard five perished in the crash. Two were injured, one succumbing to his injuries the following day. |