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 name      Maw Birth year      1923 Age      21 Death year      1944 Death date      17 Jan 1944 Place      Scunthorpe Description      Brumby Cemetery County      Lincolnshire Country      England Notes      Sub Lt (A). Son of Valentine & Lilian Maw. Accidentally killed whilst flying. Memorial reference      G137 Record set      Lincolnshire Monumental Inscriptions Category      Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory      Parish Burials Collections from      England, 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

  [S100] Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Maw&GSsr=1&). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Glanford Brigg - Volume 7a Page 1215 (Reliability: 3). [S471] www.findmypast.co.uk, 1939 UK Register Transcription (29 September 1939), (1939 UK Register Transcription), Ref: RG101/6450H/006/42 Letter Code: (Reliability: 3). [S39] Websites, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2200 607&GRid=17890980& (Reliability: 3). [S359] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.), Name: Walter Maw Probate Date: 31 Jan 1945 Death Date: 17 Jan 1944 Death Place: Lincolnshire, England Registry: Lincolnshire, England (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Glanford Brigg - Volume 7a Page 1717 (Reliability: 3).