BRIGGS John Maurice Winnington
Died 10 May 1945 Age 35
Buried Calgary Canada Photograph of his grave
BRIGGS John Maurice Winnington Service Record
Flight Lieutenant 47438 Royal Air Force Pathfinder Unit
In January 1938 he joined the RAF at the age of 17, his older brother Gilbert also joined the RAF and was sadly killed before the start of the war.
September 1940 awarded Distinguished Flying Medal November 1941 Received Commission October 1942 Promoted to Flying Officer April 1943 Awarded pilot wings in Calgary, Canada November 1943 Promoted to Flying Lieutenant and posted to 1409 Meteorological Unit (Pathfinder Unit) October 1944 Awarded Distinguished Service Order May 1945 Killed in an air accident at Calgary Canada.
He had successfully flew 145 sorties into enemy territory during his RAF career.
For more details, Sheila Spencer has written an article for the Mourholme Magazine,
He was the son of John T. Briggs and Margaret Stewart Briggs of Silverdale
The data is the editor’s interpretation of documents from:
- The National Archive
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Find My Past (this can be viewed free of charge in local UK libraries if you are a library member).
- Ancestry.co.uk (this can be viewed free of charge in local UK libraries if you are a library member).
- Everyone Remembered.