LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Laurie Arthur McGUIRE
Service No: 412070
Born: Armidale NSW, 6 April 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 21 June 1941
Unit: No. 21 Operational Training Unit (RAF), RAF Station Moreton-in-Marsh
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 21 Operational Training Unit Wellington aircraft DV4250, Warwickshire, 8 December 1942, Aged 23 Years
Buried: Moreton-in-Marsh New Cemetery, Gloucestershire
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Albert John and Eliza McGuire, of Kingstown New South Wales, Australia
Roll of Honour: Armidale NSW
Remembered: Panel 126, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: Armidale Dumaresq Council War Memorial Library, Armidale NSW
On the night of 7 December 1942, Wellington DV425 took off from RAF Moreton-in-Marsh for night circuits and landings. While so engaged, it began to rain quite heavily, and the crew were advised to hold off until the storm had passed through. Unfortunately, control was lost and the bomber came down four miles down wind of the flare path at 0005 hours on the hitting the ground at High Furze, a mile to the west of Burmington and about two miles south south west from Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. The three on board were killed.
The crew members of DV425 were:
Sergeant Vincent Thomas Drew (1219728) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
Sergeant Laurie Arthur McGuire (412070) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant Cyril Edward Raggett (1332125) (RAFVR) (Wireless Air Gunner)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/14/875
Register of War Memorials in New South Wales On-Line