Second World War WRAF Casualty Interest:- a silver cigarette case with engine-turned...
Second World War WRAF Casualty Interest:- a silver cigarette case with engine-turned decoration, the inner front engraved with eleven Christian names (six male, five female) and dated '5.9.39' hallmarks for Birmingham 1938, maker's mark D&F, containing a handwritten note 'This silver cigarette case belonged to Olive M Morse (known as Daphne), who was killed in a Halifax plane, whilst flying over Yorkshire in 1943, when serving in the WRAF. She was Catharine Wagstaff's step-sister'. Together with research material and photographs of the family memorial stone. Footnote:- Sergeant Morse's fatal last flight was on 14th September 1943. She was serving as Meteorologist with No. 4 Group. The Halifax LW246 of 158 Squadron crashed at Fardon near Filey North Yorkshire at approximately 1600 hours with the loss of all on board