Colclough, Maurice James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Maurice James |
Surname | Colclough |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Edith Colclough. Husband of Edith May Colclough, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3726 |
Markings | KO-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. B. 9. |
Epitaph | HONOURED IN LIFE, TREASURED IN DEATH, A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY. LOVING WIFE & FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1265631 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-07-1942 |
End Date | 22-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 291 aircraft. Marker flares, dropped using Gee, were off target which meant that the whole operation was inaccurate, although the Thyssen steelworks was hit and almost 100 houses destroyed |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 8000' which set light to the flares. Remainder of the crew successfully baled out |