Moore, Roy Frederick Died

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Personal Information

Rank P/O
Forename(s) Roy Frederick
Surname Moore
Gender M
Age 23
Date of Death 04-07-1943
Next of Kin Son of Charles Henderson Moore and Mary Etta Moore, of Melbourne, Province of Quebec, Canada.
MOORE RF

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Vickers Wellington X
Serial Number HZ481
Markings QO-W

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country Belgium
Burial/Memorial Place Heverlee War Cemetery
Grave Reference 8. E. 2.
Epitaph GOD WILL LINK THE BROKEN CHAIN AS ONE BY ONE WE MEET AGAIN. THE FAMILY

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 214
MOORE RF

Location

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Panel 214
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Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

Phase 2
Panel Number 214

Enlistment Information

Service Number J/17804
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 432 (Leaside)
Squadron Motto Saeviter ad lucem (Ferociously towards the light)
Trade Navigator
Country of Origin Canada

Other Memorials

Location Rue de Hotchamps, Hotchamps, Liege Province
Country Belgium
Memorial Type Memorial stone & inscribed metal plaque
Memorial Text COMMONWEALTH ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. TOMBE POURNOTRE LIBRTE LE 4 JUILLET 1943. Pilote CHAMBERS Patrick R.C.A.F., Navigateur MOORE Roy F. R.C.A.F., Bombardier McCORMICK Lee H. R.C.A.F., Operateur radio OWEN Tomas R.A.F., Milrailleur GAROUTTE R.C.A.F., F.N.C. Louveigne Sprimont
Translation "COMMONWEALTH ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. FELL FOR OUR BOOK ON JULY 4, 1943. Pilot CHAMBERS Patrick R.C.A.F., Navigator MOORE Roy F. R.C.A.F., Bombardier McCORMICK Lee H. R.C.A.F., Radio Operator OWEN Tomas R.A.F., Milrailleur GAROUTTE R.C.A.F., F.N.C. Louveigne Sprimont"
Location Stationstraat, Zoutleeuw, Vlaams-Brabant Province
Country Belgium
Memorial Type Stone pillar, inscribed marble tablet & stencilled information board
Memorial Text Op 4 juli 1943 stortte een Wellington van de RCAF neer in de weilanden heir, tijdens een bombardments-opdracht naar Keulen.
Translation "On 4 July 1943 a Wellington (HZ481) of 432 Sqn RCAF crashed in the fields here during a bombing raid on Cologne"
Location Allerton Park Castle, Allerton, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Metal Plaque
Memorial Text Memorial Garden dedicated to the 4272 personnel of 6 (RCAF) Gp based at Allerton Castle who gave the ultimate sacrifice during WWII to preserve our freedom
Location Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Propeller Unit & Inscribed Marble Tablets
Memorial Text Dedicated to the men & women of 6 (RCAF) Gp Bomber Command and to the 9980 Canadians lost serving in Bomber Command.

The National Archives

Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/6
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/6

Fellow Servicemen

Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.

Name Outcome
Chambers P K (WO2) Died
Garoutte B H (WO2) Died
McCormick L H A (WO2) Died
Owen B L (WO2) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 03-07-1943
End Date 04-07-1943
Takeoff Station Skipton on Swale
Day/Night Raid Night (2% moon)
Operation Cologne- region on the east bank of the Rhine where most of the industry was located. 653 aircraft, 30 losses (4.6%). Accurate ground marking by Oboe equipped Mosquitoes leading to another very significant blow to this Ruhr city. 20 industrial and 2200 homes completely destroyed and 588 people killed. A further 72000 people were bombed out. This was the first time the 'Wild Boar' technique had been used, in which the flak height was limited to allow night-fighters to fly over the main force and pick out aircraft in silhouette against the fires below.
Reason for Aircraft Loss Shot down by Bf 110 night fighter flown by Oberfeldwebel Reinhard Kollak of 7./NJG 4 (detached to II./NJG 1). Also claimed by heavy Flak.
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Casualty Pack

IBCC is delighted to introduce a unique facility to link the Losses Database to the relevant RAF Casualty Pack on the National Archives website. This project is the result of on-going collaboration between IBCC, the MOD Records Office and National Archives, Kew. This document describes what Casualty Packs are, when they were created, the process of making them available to the public and then goes on to describe the process by which you can view the contents of the packs. Casualty Packs (CPs) were created by the RAF whenever there was serious injury or loss of life associated with operational activity within the RAF. This includes operational flying losses, enemy action due to air raids, road accidents either on station or even off-station if they involved RAF vehicles. Deaths due to natural causes in service or accidents that did not involve RAF vehicles did not generally give rise to a CP.

CPs were originally given a unique reference number by the RAF. Each begins with the letter ‘P’ and is followed by six digits, then an oblique (forward slash) and the finally the year in which the incident took place- for example P396154/42.

The CPs are in the process of being made available to the general public as they are passed from the MOD Records Office, Portsmouth to National Archives, Kew. This process requires some rework to the files which is very time consuming, so the process of making them all available to National Archives will take several years. They are being made available in increasing date order.

Once CPs arrive at National Archives they are assigned a unique AIR81 number, so each CP has both a P-number and an AIR81 number. Both are searchable on the National Archives website under ‘Search the catalogue’ and both are included on the IBCC website.

The AIR81 reference on the IBCC website is a link to the file on the National Archives website. When you click on it, the relevant page will open in a new tab on your browser.

There is currently no plan to digitise AIR81 files, partly because they are fragile and partly because the information they contain can at times be sensitive, even harrowing, since they may contain exhumation reports and even photographs of corpses. Family members wishing to read the AIR81 files relating to their ancestors are advised to exercise caution and be guided by National Archives warnings where appropriate.

There are two means for accessing AIR81 files- to attend in person or to order a copy by post.

To attend in person, the attendee should first create a Reader’s Ticket. This can be done online by following this link: https://secure.nationalarchives.gov.uk/login/yourdetails. Then click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and click Order in Advance. Enter your Reader’s Ticket number and state the date on which you intend to visit. National Archives will have the file ready for you when you arrive, saving you time. When you visit Kew, you must quote the Reader’s Ticket number and take along two forms of ID- one bearing your signature and one bearing your address. When you view the files, you are permitted to take photographs of each page, should you wish.

Alternatively, if you wish to order a copy by post, please be aware that there is a charge for this service based on the number of pages in the file. Click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and then click Request a Copy. There is an £8.40 charge for National Archives staff to access the file and give you a quotation for the copying service. The process takes around 24 days to complete and can be expensive.

IBCC wishes to thank the staff at the MOD Records Office and National Archives for their engagement and assistance in making this facility available to our website users.