McNAMARA, Maurice James

Plane was a Lancaster NN722 of the 9th Sqn. Target Leuna. The aircraft crashed on a mountain in Bavaria near Czechoslovakia.

Last Name
McNAMARA
Given Names
Maurice James
Service Number
429719
Date of Birth
13/08/1912
Birth Location
Melbourne VIC.
Enlistment Date
21/10/1942
Enlistment Location
Perth
1Wags Start Date
03/03/1943
Course Details
WAGS Course 36
Intake Date
04/03/1943
Kill Date or Discharge Date
14/01/1945 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
9 SQN
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Operations
Air operations Koetschen Germany
Date of Death
14/01/1945
Age
32
Cemetery / Memorial
Choloy War Cemetery France
Notes

Plane was a Lancaster NN722 of the 9th Sqn. Target Leuna. The aircraft crashed on a mountain in Bavaria near Czechoslovakia.

Posting on Death
9 Squadron [RAF]
NAA Status
OPEN

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