Maltby, Eric Wright
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Eric Wright |
Surname | Maltby |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert William and Martha Hannah Maltby, of Redcar, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | P2202 |
Markings | RH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | I. B. 2. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (From the Fallen Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 204 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 621178 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 88 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A Stained Glass Window to commemorate RAF Swanton Morley and the Sqns that served there. In particular, 88 (Hong Kong) Sqn, 8th July 1941 - 19th August 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1940 |
End Date | 11-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Mourmelon-le-Grand |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack troop formations at Bouillon in the Ardennes |
Reason for Loss | Crash-landed near Saines, the other crew members surviving |