Maurice Charles Mowbray
Person details
| Forename(s) | Maurice Charles |
|---|---|
| Surname | Mowbray |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Regiment | Royal Engineers |
| Age | 21 |
| Death | Killed in action |
| Place of Death | Hooge, Flanders |
| Date of Death | 23/08/1917 |
| Year of Entry | 1910 |
| House Letter | F |
| School Notes | |
| Comments | Obituary in Radleian of 27/10/1917. Nephew of AJH Mowbray |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 89th Field Company |
| Prefect | |
| Military Decorations | [MC] Military Cross; mentioned in despatches |
| Album Number | 6 |
| Battle | Third Battle of Ypres |
| Previous Regiment | - |
| Additional Notes |
Added to Imperial War Museum 'Faces of World War One' project and Radley College War Memorial Flickr website on 15 March 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/radley_college_war_memorial/ 28.10.1916 The Radleian. Citation for the Military Cross. 2nd Lieut. M. C. Mowbray, R.E. For conspicuous gallantry and determination, notably when consolidating a crater. His work was destroyed four times during the night by shell and trench mortar fire. He kept his party together, and displayed an utter disregard of personal safety. |
| Burial or Cemetery | THE HUTS CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave ref III. D. 20 |
| Place of Birth | Stirling, Stirlingshire |
| Post School | Woolwich |
| Shields in Hall |
