Moore, John Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Maurice |
Surname | Moore |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Robinson Moore and Ruth Hannah Moore, of Bassenthwaite. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XIX |
Serial Number | MM677 |
Markings | RS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bassenthwaite Halls (St. John) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | South plot, Row 6, Grave 24. |
Epitaph | A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE SAD TO RECALL WITHOUT FAREWELL HE LEFT US ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 214 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 573817 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 157 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1046/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1046/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1945 |
End Date | 12-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Swannington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- to carry out practice interceptions. |
Reason for Loss | The entire wing area caught fire and the aircraft dived steeply, the port wing detaching moments before impact, NW of Feltwell airfield |