Basic Details
Surname
Bottomley
Forenames
M W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Martin Walter
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler are the source of forename, service and death details. Despite gaining an Open Exhibition to Queen's College, Cambridge in 1941, he enlisted in 1942, training as a Navigator and gaining the top marks on his OTU course which he completed just before he was killed in an accident.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Air Force/ Royal Flying Corps
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Flying Officer
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Cyprus
Country of burial
Cyprus
Town of burial
Nicosia
Cemetery
War Cemetery
Year of death
1944
Month of death
December
Day of death
3
Age at death
22
Manner of death reference
Other