Wheeler, Maurice William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Maurice William |
Surname | Wheeler |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ann Maria Wheeler, and Stepson of Thomas Levi Hunter, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR912 |
Markings | VR-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 256. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/197965 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1944 |
End Date | 30-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Vaires- to bomb railway yards at Paris-Vaires |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |