DAMBUSTERS Moore, Phillip

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Moore ​

• FORENAME

Phillip ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F. ​

• RANK

Flight Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

570619 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

16th September 1943 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 24.H.7-9 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 4.8.1920​

son of Michael and Agnes Moore,33 Flaxman Street,Edge Hill,Liverpool​

brother of James Moore (see Chindits 1944 Roll of Honour)​

educated St Elizabeth's Central School,Liverpool​

RAF and personal records show first name as Philip,death certificate and entry in Commonwealth War Graves show Phillip​

R.A.F. 9.8.1936 (fitter)​

flight engineer​

Op.Ladbergen (Dortmund-Ems Kanal)​

Lancaster EE130​

believed hit by flak and crashed Bergeshovede,Germany ​

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[Jash]

Any other information on Philip Moore would be very welcome. He is my uncle and and died before I was born, a lot of his family would like to know more about him.