Hempseed, Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Maurice |
Surname | Hempseed |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Hempseed, and of Ethel Margaret Hempseed, of Norton, Stockton-On-Tees, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB766 |
Markings | NA-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXVI. A. 6. |
Epitaph | PROUD MEMORIES OF MAURICE, ONLY SON OF MRS. E. & THE LATE WM. HEMPSEED, STOCKTON, DURHAM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 180 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1592635 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-12-1944 |
End Date | 03-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Hagen. 504 aircraft, 2 losses. A very detailed local report was produced by the Germans detailing bombing mostly in the central, eastern and southern districts. 1658 houses, 92 industrial buildings, 21 schools, 14 cultural buildings, 5 hospitals and 5 banks were destroyed or seriously damaged. Many of the local firms reported up to 3 months' loss of production, including a factory making U-boat accumulators, although this was not learned by the Allies until after the war ended. |
Reason for Loss | Encountered severe icing on reaching the French coast. The pilot ordered the crew to bale out and they landed in the vicinity of le Havre |