Firth, Murray Norman
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Murray Norman |
Surname | Firth |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Norman F. Firth and Lillian Firth, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NP967 |
Markings | KN-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. A. 7. |
Epitaph | O THOU, WHO DIDST CREATE THIS LAD, RECEIVE HIM NOW THAT HE TURNS HOME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 164 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/40410 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 11 December 1922 in Hamilton, Ontario. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/658/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/658/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Full Sutton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Worms. 349 aircraft, 11 losses. The only large raid on this town of the war. 1116 tons of high explosives were dropped and the town was said to be 39% destroyed. 64% of the buildings were destroyed including the cathedral and many municipal and cultural buildings. 239 people were killed and 35000 bombed out (from a population of just 58000) |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have crashed at Horchheim on the outskirts of Worms. |