Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Pilot Officer Wilbur Lee Moxley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Pilot Officer Wilbur Lee Moxley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Photo of WILBUR LEE MOXLEY – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of WILBUR LEE MOXLEY – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Identification – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Service Book – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Cemetery – Photo of War Cemetery, Leopoldsburg, Belgium (CWGC) P/O .Moxley, age 19, was Air Gunner on Lancaster LM261 Mk.1 which was delivered to 207 (RAF) Sqdn Jul44. The aircraft had taken part in the Key Raid against Deelen 15Aug44. No other operational history traced. When lost this aircraft had a total of 143 hours. LM261 was airborne 2104 11Sep44 from Spilsby on a night raid against Darmstadt, Germany. Three members of the crew were members of the RAF. They were F/O (P) David Cooke, age 31; Sgt. (FE) A. H. Davies, age 21 and WO (WAG) J. M. Bingham, age 23. The other Canadian crew members were: F/O (N) Edward J. Brian, age 27, from Windsor, Ont. F/O (BA) Ronald B. Gowan, age 21, from St. Andrews, N. B. F/O (AG) John J. Milne, age 30, from Toronto, Ont. [Sources: //lostbombers.co.uk; CWGC; They Shall Grow Not Old, Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Manitoba]

Photo of Wilbur Moxley – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me