Groves, Maurice Walter
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Maurice Walter |
Surname | Groves |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Harold and Eliza Henrietta Groves, of Kingston Hill, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3475 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. F. 5. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF A DEARLY BELOVED SON AND BROTHER. RESTING, YOUR DUTY WELL DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 112743 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1942 |
End Date | 29-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. Was to have been a much larger raid but bad weather in the north of England prevented many Squadrons taking part. Further bad weather en route- the 91 Group OTU aircraft were recalled, the rest becoming scattered. Only 68 bombed the target but a hospital was hit. Heavy aircraft losses including 15.2% of 4 Group OTU Wellingtons |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by flak. Crashed in the suburbs of Harburg |