Sub Lieutenant Walter Maw^[1]

1922 - 1944  (21 years)

• Name	Walter Maw
  Prefix	Sub Lieutenant
  Birth	1 Aug 1922	District Glanford Brigg   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	29 Sep 1939	132 Messingham Road, Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England   [3]
  	First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Valentine Maw 14 Feb 1895 Male Steel Furnaceman Heavy Worker Married 53 1 Lilian Maw 10 Apr 1898 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 53 2 Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record. Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record. Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record. Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.
  Obituary	Birth: Aug. 1, 1922 Death: Jan. 17, 1944 Sub-Lieutenant Walter Maw was just 21-years-old when his Hawker Sea Hurricane ploughed into the side of Fenwick Moor, Ayrshire. The exact circumstances of this tragic crash have remained a mystery but bad weather and low cloud that fateful day have always been blamed. A memorial plaque was placed at the crash site in 1997 which reads: "In Memory of Sub Lt. WALTER MAW Age 21 770 Squadron Died When His Sea Hurricane NF684 Crashed 17th January 1944" Burial: Brumby Cemetery Scunthorpe Lincolnshire, England Created by: KeithNN Record added: Feb 11, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 17890980
  Burial	1944	Brumby Cemetery Scunthorpe, , Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England
  	First name(s)Walter Last nameMaw Birth year1923 Age21 Death year1944 Death date17 Jan 1944 PlaceScunthorpe DescriptionBrumby Cemetery CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland NotesSub Lt (A). Son of Valentine & Lilian Maw. Accidentally killed whilst flying. Memorial referenceG137 Record setLincolnshire Monumental Inscriptions CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records SubcategoryParish Burials Collections fromEngland, Great Britain Transcriptions © Lincolnshire Family History Society
  		MMI - I4978 - Sub LT (A) Walter Maw MMI - I4978 - Sub LT (A) Walter Maw
  Death	17 Jan 1944	Fenwick Moor, Ayrshire   [4, 5]
  Probate	31 Jan 1945	Lincoln, , Lincolnshire, England   [5]
  	Maw Walter of 132 Messingham Road Scunthorpe Lincolnshire died 17 January 1944 on war service Administration Lincoln 31 January 1945 to Valentine Maw steel smelter. Effects £52 4s. 7d.
  _UID	373F0283DDA749C3B97B31E7D76C09AFD251
  Person ID	I4978	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Valentine Maw,   b. 14 Feb 1895, New Brumby, , Lincolnshire, England d. 28 Aug 1978, 132 Messingham Road, Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Lilian Walker,   b. 10 Apr 1898, Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England d. 18 May 1992, 132 Messingham Road, Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1921	Frodingham, , Lincolnshire, England   [6]
  Family ID	F1561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 29 Sep 1939 - 132 Messingham Road, Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  I4978 - Sub-Lieutenant Walter Maw I4978 - Sub-Lieutenant Walter Maw

  
  

• Notes

  Name: MAW, Walter Branch of service: R.N.V.R. Ship or unit: Jackdaw Rank: Ty. Act. Sub. Lt. (A) Decoration: Year: 1939-1948 Record source: GRO War Death Naval Officers Indices(1939 to 1948)

  
  

• Sources

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