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Outdoor portrait of 405465 Pilot Officer (PO) Kenneth Moreton, RAAF, of Toowoomba, Qld. A school teacher in civilian life, PO Moreton enlisted on 31 March 1941. On 29 January 1944, whilst attached to 57 Squadron, RAF, PO Moreton was killed on operations over Germany. He was aged 22. PO Moreton was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), gazetted in London 1 June 1945, for 'skill and courage on numerous operational missions'. The award was presented to his father, Alexander Moreton.
Honours: Distinguished Flying Cross
Citation: Skill & courage on numerous operational missions.
The D.F.C. was presented to Next-of-kin Mr.A. Moreton (father)
Citation Details:- "As navigator this officer has completed numerous operations against the enemy, in the course of which he has invariably displayed the utmost skill, courage and devotion to duty.
Pilot Officer Royal Australian Air Force 405465 (Navigator)
Posting on Death: 57 Squadron, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire
Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Lancaster III JB311; Place - Operation to Target Berlin, Germany; Date - 29 January 1944.
Crashed at the village of Glawe near a Lake called the Krakower See, about 20 Miles North-East of Parchim during a raid on Berlin.
The crew members of Lancaster JB311 were:
Pilot Officer Kenneth Moreton DFC (405465) (Navigator)
Pilot Officer Walter Harold Andrews (J/86120) (RCAF) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Pilot Officer Sidney Hubert Davis (171203) (RAFVR) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer John Ferguson MacMillan DFC (409166) (Air Bomber)
Pilot Officer Keith Cumming McPhie DFC (414267) (Pilot)
Sergeant Frederick Sydney Gordon Reeves (1234696) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant William Roy Weston (1231220) (RAFVR) (Rear Gunner)
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Toowoomba, also his name is located at panel 127 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Son of Alexander and Jessie Lanchester Moreton, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Brother Douglas Moreton Flt Lt RAAF 426135 Date of Discharge: 06 Dec 1945.
Outdoor portrait of 405465 Pilot Officer (PO) Kenneth Moreton, RAAF, of Toowoomba, Qld. A school teacher in civilian life, PO Moreton enlisted on 31 March 1941. On 29 January 1944, whilst attached to 57 Squadron, RAF, PO Moreton was killed on operations over Germany. He was aged 22. PO Moreton was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), gazetted in London 1 June 1945, for 'skill and courage on numerous operational missions'. The award was presented to his father, Alexander Moreton.
Honours: Distinguished Flying Cross
Citation: Skill & courage on numerous operational missions.
The D.F.C. was presented to Next-of-kin Mr.A. Moreton (father)
Citation Details:- "As navigator this officer has completed numerous operations against the enemy, in the course of which he has invariably displayed the utmost skill, courage and devotion to duty.
Pilot Officer Royal Australian Air Force 405465 (Navigator)
Posting on Death: 57 Squadron, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire
Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Lancaster III JB311; Place - Operation to Target Berlin, Germany; Date - 29 January 1944.
Crashed at the village of Glawe near a Lake called the Krakower See, about 20 Miles North-East of Parchim during a raid on Berlin.
The crew members of Lancaster JB311 were:
Pilot Officer Kenneth Moreton DFC (405465) (Navigator)
Pilot Officer Walter Harold Andrews (J/86120) (RCAF) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Pilot Officer Sidney Hubert Davis (171203) (RAFVR) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer John Ferguson MacMillan DFC (409166) (Air Bomber)
Pilot Officer Keith Cumming McPhie DFC (414267) (Pilot)
Sergeant Frederick Sydney Gordon Reeves (1234696) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant William Roy Weston (1231220) (RAFVR) (Rear Gunner)
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Toowoomba, also his name is located at panel 127 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Son of Alexander and Jessie Lanchester Moreton, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Brother Douglas Moreton Flt Lt RAAF 426135 Date of Discharge: 06 Dec 1945.
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Outdoor portrait of 405465 Pilot Officer (PO) Kenneth Moreton, RAAF, of Toowoomba, Qld. A school teacher in civilian life, PO Moreton enlisted on 31 March 1941. On 29 January 1944, whilst attached to 57 Squadron, RAF, PO Moreton was killed on operations over Germany. He was aged 22. PO Moreton was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), gazetted in London 1 June 1945, for 'skill and courage on numerous operational missions'. The award was presented to his father, Alexander Moreton.
Honours: Distinguished Flying Cross
Citation: Skill & courage on numerous operational missions.
The D.F.C. was presented to Next-of-kin Mr.A. Moreton (father)
Citation Details:- "As navigator this officer has completed numerous operations against the enemy, in the course of which he has invariably displayed the utmost skill, courage and devotion to duty.
Pilot Officer Royal Australian Air Force 405465 (Navigator)
Posting on Death: 57 Squadron, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire
Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Lancaster III JB311; Place - Operation to Target Berlin, Germany; Date - 29 January 1944.
Crashed at the village of Glawe near a Lake called the Krakower See, about 20 Miles North-East of Parchim during a raid on Berlin.
The crew members of Lancaster JB311 were:
Pilot Officer Kenneth Moreton DFC (405465) (Navigator)
Pilot Officer Walter Harold Andrews (J/86120) (RCAF) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Pilot Officer Sidney Hubert Davis (171203) (RAFVR) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer John Ferguson MacMillan DFC (409166) (Air Bomber)
Pilot Officer Keith Cumming McPhie DFC (414267) (Pilot)
Sergeant Frederick Sydney Gordon Reeves (1234696) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant William Roy Weston (1231220) (RAFVR) (Rear Gunner)
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Toowoomba, also his name is located at panel 127 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Son of Alexander and Jessie Lanchester Moreton, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Brother Douglas Moreton Flt Lt RAAF 426135 Date of Discharge: 06 Dec 1945.
Outdoor portrait of 405465 Pilot Officer (PO) Kenneth Moreton, RAAF, of Toowoomba, Qld. A school teacher in civilian life, PO Moreton enlisted on 31 March 1941. On 29 January 1944, whilst attached to 57 Squadron, RAF, PO Moreton was killed on operations over Germany. He was aged 22. PO Moreton was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), gazetted in London 1 June 1945, for 'skill and courage on numerous operational missions'. The award was presented to his father, Alexander Moreton.
Honours: Distinguished Flying Cross
Citation: Skill & courage on numerous operational missions.
The D.F.C. was presented to Next-of-kin Mr.A. Moreton (father)
Citation Details:- "As navigator this officer has completed numerous operations against the enemy, in the course of which he has invariably displayed the utmost skill, courage and devotion to duty.
Pilot Officer Royal Australian Air Force 405465 (Navigator)
Posting on Death: 57 Squadron, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire
Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Lancaster III JB311; Place - Operation to Target Berlin, Germany; Date - 29 January 1944.
Crashed at the village of Glawe near a Lake called the Krakower See, about 20 Miles North-East of Parchim during a raid on Berlin.
The crew members of Lancaster JB311 were:
Pilot Officer Kenneth Moreton DFC (405465) (Navigator)
Pilot Officer Walter Harold Andrews (J/86120) (RCAF) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Pilot Officer Sidney Hubert Davis (171203) (RAFVR) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer John Ferguson MacMillan DFC (409166) (Air Bomber)
Pilot Officer Keith Cumming McPhie DFC (414267) (Pilot)
Sergeant Frederick Sydney Gordon Reeves (1234696) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant William Roy Weston (1231220) (RAFVR) (Rear Gunner)
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Toowoomba, also his name is located at panel 127 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Son of Alexander and Jessie Lanchester Moreton, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Brother Douglas Moreton Flt Lt RAAF 426135 Date of Discharge: 06 Dec 1945.
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