Maurice Stanley Jack Waller

A Sergeant with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Maurice died on 3rd of June 1942 aged 24. 

Maurice was born at Lowestoft on 29 August 1917, a son of Stanley Arthur and Alice Gertrude Waller. In 1921 Maurice's family lived at 8 Gordon Road, Lowestoft, and by 1939 they were living at The Hall, Gorleston Road, Oulton, and Maurice was an articled clerk to a Chartered Accountant.  

Maurice joined the Royal Air force Volunteer Reserve after April 1940. He was a Wireless Operator. In June 1942 he served with 85 Squadron.

On 3 June 1942 Maurice was part of the crew of a Boston II aircraft, number AH514, flying from Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. It is thought that his aircraft was mistakenly attacked, and shot down, by a R.A.F. might fighter in a ‘friendly-fire’ incident. Maurice’s aircraft crashed into the sea, off Foulness, but his body was recovered, and he is buried at Lowestoft (Normanston Drive) Cemetery. 

WITH THANKS TO:Malcolm Barrass