Maurice Ingram Low

Aircraftman 1st Class

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas George and Agnes Low, of Christchurch, Canterbury.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A member of the Air Force at Wigram, Maurice Ingram Low, was killed instantly shortly after midnight when the motor-cycle he was riding collided head-on with a car at the corner of the Main South Road. Low, whose father lives in Christchurch, was riding back to Wigram when the accident occurred. The driver of the car was Eric Hemmingway, of 81 Awa Road, Wellington. He suffered only slight head and leg injuries and was treated as an outpatient at the hospital. "

[Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 66, 14 September 1940, Page 13]

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Casualty

Service Number:

40270

Name:

Maurice Ingram Low

Rank:

Aircraftman 1st Class

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Motor Vehicle Accident

Date of Death:

14 September 1940

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Christchurch (Bromley) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

345. 16.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand