Morrow, Rex Mulligan
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Rex Mulligan |
Surname | Morrow |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert William and Rose Anna Morrow, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2997 |
Markings | LN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Felixstowe New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block B. Sec. L. Grave 22. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 215 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 401212 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1941 |
End Date | 21-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a barrage balloon and burst into flames, crashing on the shoreline at Harwich |