Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Maurice Herbert Finbow

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Maurice Herbert Finbow

April 8, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/14740

Age:

29

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Herbert James Finbow and Jennie Barcley Finbow, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; husband of Kathelene Finbow.

Commemorated on Page 159 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HAVERIGG (ST. LUKE) CHURCHYARD
Westmoreland, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Grave 421.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of MAURICE HERBERT FINBOW– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of MAURICE HERBERT FINBOW
    Photo of MAURICE HERBERT FINBOW – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Newspaper article regarding Maurice Finbow's death

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Newspaper article regarding Maurice Finbow's death
  • Letter– Letter from Canadian Air Force to Mrs. Finbow regarding the death of Maurice Finbow.

    Details

    Letter
    Letter – Letter from Canadian Air Force to Mrs. Finbow regarding the death of Maurice Finbow.
  • Photo of MAURICE HERBERT FINBOW– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of MAURICE HERBERT FINBOW
    Photo of MAURICE HERBERT FINBOW – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Cemetery– Commonwealth graves in St. Luke's churchyard, Haverigg, Cumbria. 29-yr-old F/O Finbow was killed when Anson aircraft C361 crashed into a hill in Scotland. The aircraft flew out of #5 Air Observers School, Jurby, Eng. Also killed was F/O Robert Duff and 2 non-Canadian airmen.

    Details

    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Commonwealth graves in St. Luke's churchyard, Haverigg, Cumbria. 29-yr-old F/O Finbow was killed when Anson aircraft C361 crashed into a hill in Scotland. The aircraft flew out of #5 Air Observers School, Jurby, Eng. Also killed was F/O Robert Duff and 2 non-Canadian airmen.

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: