Murphy, Patrick Louis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Patrick Louis |
Surname | Murphy |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James J. Murphy and Clara Murphy, of Woodslee, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1597 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Upavon Church Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row F. Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 216 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/67905 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Pilot |
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 27/1822/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1942 |
End Date | 07-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Mining off Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Flew into a hill on return to base, near Devizes, Wilts |