Maurice Kieff
Air Gunner, 90 Squadron
Service number 1475966
Died 26 August 1944
Buried Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
Age 20
Headstone Inscription
‘OUR SON AND BROTHER, ALWAYS WITH US. GOD REST YOUR DEAR SOUL. MUMMY, DAD, PHIL., ALF’.
Maurice (Morry) was born in January 1923 in St George in the East, London to Jack and Leah née Solomons and was the youngest of three boys. Their mother Leah died in 1933 and Morry was raised by his aunt Rachel (Ray) Weiss and his letters to his aunt written while he was serving can be found in the gallery.
Maurice’s family story can be found below.
Maurice was the rear gunner on Lancaster ME802 which departed from RAF Tuddenham at 20.23 on 25 August 1944 on a night operation to Russelsheim to attack the Opel motor factory. The aircraft failed to return and the crew are buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany.
A/B, James Ross Court, 417028, RNZAF
Nav, Francis Edward Good, J/22356, RCAF
F/E, John Stanley Holdcroft, 1819155
A/G, William John Hope, J/87397, RCAF
A/G, Maurice Kieff, 1475966
Pilot, Henry Philip Lee-Warner, DFC, AFC, 118164
W/Op, Hugh Wilson, 178769
Resources
Gallery
Ramsgate August 1936, Morry’s grandparents Annie & Joseph 1911 Census Morry Missing in Action telegram 20 Dec 1944 Telegram, Death Presumed Letter from Flight Engineer John Holdcroft’s mother Morry’s letter to Aunty Ray sent from RAF Tuddenham Morry’s letter to Aunty Ray sent from RAF Tuddenham Morry’s letter to Aunty Ray sent from RAF Llandow Ray Weiss letter to unknown recipient Ray Weiss letter to unknown recipient Letter from Ray Weiss to Pilot Henry Lee-Warner’s wife Letter from Air Bomber Ross Court’s mother Letter from Air Bomber Ross Court’s mother Letter from Wireless Operator Hugh Wilson’s sister Letter from 90 Squadron Wing Commander A. Ogilvie Letter from 90 Squadron Wing Commander A. Ogilvie Relatives of Crew Jewish Chronicle Maurice Kieff aged 18 Durnbach War Cemetery
