 1920 - 1945 (~ 25 years)
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| Name |
Alan Ormerod MOFFET |
| Gender |
Male |
| Born |
June 1920 |
Chorlton, Lancashire, England  |
- Chorlton June 1920 8c 1377
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| Died |
21 July 1945 |
Whetstone, Leicestershire, England |
- CWGC, Blaby Sept 1945 7a 20
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| Person ID |
I17483 |
Clan Moffat UK |
| Last Modified |
31 August 2015 |
| Father |
William Percy MOFFET, b. March 1884, Kendal, Westmorland, England , d. March 1946, Westmorland, England (Age ~ 62 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Emily LEICESTER, b. September 1884, Northwich, Cheshire, England , d. September 1973, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 89 years) |
| Family ID |
F4221 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family/Spouse |
Mary Rebbla HODGSON, b. 11 March 1920, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England , d. 6 January 1983, Kendal, Cumbria, England (Age 62 years) |
| Married |
June 1941 |
Kendal, Westmorland, England |
- Westmorland South June 1941 10b 2132
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| Children |
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| Family ID |
F4222 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Documents
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 | Memorial Ceremony Programme - page 1
From Colin Moffat, London, England
I attended a memorial ceremony yesterday for Alan Ormerod Moffet, an RAF pilot, whose plane crashed at the very end of WW2.
On the 70th anniversary of his death, Blaby, the village with the Airfield in which the crash took place, honoured Alan with a Memorial Seat. |
 | Memorial Ceremony Programme - page 2
From Colin Moffat, London, England
I attended a memorial ceremony yesterday for Alan Ormerod Moffet, an RAF pilot, whose plane crashed at the very end of WW2.
On the 70th anniversary of his death, Blaby, the village with the Airfield in which the crash took place, honoured Alan with a Memorial Seat. |
 | Memorial Ceremony Programme - page 3
From Colin Moffat, London, England
I attended a memorial ceremony yesterday for Alan Ormerod Moffet, an RAF pilot, whose plane crashed at the very end of WW2.
On the 70th anniversary of his death, Blaby, the village with the Airfield in which the crash took place, honoured Alan with a Memorial Seat. |
 | Memorial Ceremony Programme - page 4
From Colin Moffat, London, England
I attended a memorial ceremony yesterday for Alan Ormerod Moffet, an RAF pilot, whose plane crashed at the very end of WW2.
On the 70th anniversary of his death, Blaby, the village with the Airfield in which the crash took place, honoured Alan with a Memorial Seat. |
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| Notes |
- Joined RAF as an apprentice pilot in 1938. Skill as a pilot judged "exceptional". Initially ferry pilot, later instructor and RAF Test pilot (Wellingtons, Lancasters, etc). 1942, Awarded Air Force Cross. Squadron Leader. 40736. As the war drew to a close, he was test piloting early jet aircraft. He was flying a Gloster Meteor at the Powerjets sports and social club sports day in Whetstone, Leicestershire, when the when the aircraft crashed into a field adjacent to Blaby Cemetery. Grave: Skelsmergh Cemetery, Plot A Grave 36, Westmorland. Memorial seat: Blaby Cemetery, Leicestershire.
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