Morton, William Cuthbert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Cuthbert |
Surname | Morton |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ben. F. Morton and Catherine Morton, of Dundas, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9306 |
Markings | WP-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Blandford Cemetery, Pimperne |
Grave Reference | Grave 34A. |
Epitaph | THOUGH DUTY'S FACE IS STERN HER PATH IS BEST THEY SWEETLY SLEEP WHO DIE UPON HER BREAST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 215 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/75596 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 90 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Tilbury Juxta Clare, Essex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of XC Sqn, No 3 Bomb Group flying operations from here with the Mk 1 Stirling Bomber December 1943 until May 1943 |
Location | St. Mary & All the Saints Church, Little Walsingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of Henry Philip Lee Warner AFC DFC. Only Son of Philip Henry & Mary King Lee Warner. Actg S/L RAFVR killed in action over Germany Aug 26th 1944 in his 32nd year |
Location | Village Green, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial atopped with Inscribed Silver Sun-Dial |
Memorial Text | For all those who served their country as part of XC Sqn RAF |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | They grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the Sun and in the morning, we will remember them |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/731/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/731/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-02-1943 |
End Date | 17-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ridgewell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (91% moon) |
Operation | Lorient. 377 aircraft carried out this, the last in this series of raids on Lorient. 24 aircraft were lost- 1.3%. Little reporting from the authorities, probably because the city's infrastructure was almost completely ruined by previous raids. |
Reason for Loss | Both starboard engines failed on return leg. The order to bale out was given but only 3 were able to do so, the other perished |