Howard, Maurice William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Maurice William |
Surname | Howard |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
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Date of Death | 31-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis Edwin Howard and Inez Cathrine Howard (née Erly), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Lilian Gladys Howard (née Allinson) of Bedale, Yorkshire. Father of Marion Allinson Howard |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK894 |
Markings | IP-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 5-8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 185 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16792 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Former Control Tower, old Tholthorpe airfield site, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 21 June 1915 inToronto, Ontario. His father was a dress cutter and they lived at Harvard Avenue, Notre Dame de Grace, P Q., and later at Madison Avenue. His parents were both born in Toronto. He had three brothers, Walter, Herbert and Gilbert and a sister Marion Gwen. He attended St, Leo’s Academy, Separate School 1924-1930, in Westmount P.Q, then D’Arcy McGee High School, Montreal, between 1930-1932. Maurice spent two years in St. Leo’s Cadet. Corps. Maurice was employed by a Frock maker in Montreal and worked for her as a cutter between 1932-1939 and as a manager of a farm resort at Airedale Farm, 1939-1941. |
His sporting interest were, skating, swimming and riding and painting was his hobby. |
After enlisting, Maurice departed from Halifax on 8 January 1942 and arrived at 3 PRC on 21 January, 16 OTU 22 April 1942, 14 OTU 5 May, 408 Squadron on 14 August 1942 and finally, 434 Squadron on 15 June 1943. He married Lilian Gladys Allinson at Bedale, Yorkshire on 26 April 1943 and they had a daughter, Marion Allinson Howard in April the following year. His wife was still living in the U.K. at his death. He never got to see his baby daughter. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-08-1943 |
End Date | 31-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mönchengladbach/ Rheydt. 660 aircraft, 25 losses (3.8%). PFF marked Mönchengladbach first and then after a two minute pause, the neighbouring town of Rheydt. Good visibility and Oboe assistance made for extremely accurate marking and as a result the bombing was concentrated with little creepback. Approximately half of both towns was destroyed with 1059 and 1280 buildings destroyed in the two towns (respectively). |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed NNE of Maaseik, Belgium |