It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Andrew Corbett Mavor on Saturday 27th February 2016....paratrooper with the 6th airborne division he was part of the D Day campaign jumping get from his burning plane on 6th June 1944 landing near Villers sur mer. Prisoner of war at Stalag 4b. Funeral Slough crematorium 10.30am on Thursday 24th March 2016.
A C Mavor in the UK, British Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 Name: A C Mavor Rank: Lance Corporal Army Number: 2991985 Regiment: Royal Signals POW Number: 80966 Camp Type: Stalag Camp Number: IV-B Camp Location: Mühlberg, Elbe, Brandenburg Record Office: Royal Signals Record Office, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire Record Office Number: 10 RIP TD
RIP Sgmn. Andrew Corbett Mavor Birthm added a past post on Andrew Corbett Mavor here: 6th Airborne Division - Prisoners of War Regards ...
Hi all, L/Cpl Mavor was in the same plane as H17245 Sgt Richard LACROIX Who died and was buried at Saint Vaast En Auge and Padre George HARRIS Who died and was initially buried at Heuland.
Thank you to everyone who sent their kind words of condolence to me following my dad's death. It was his funeral today....We had a pipe major ahead of the hearse and three officers of the parachute regiment from sandhurst attended the funeral and wake. 100+ mourners came along and we played a drum piece by Bob Crosby and the Bobcats...Big noise from Winnetka....Bob was Bing's brother and a favourite of my dad. To those of you who keep the memory of our brave troops alive....I thank you. X Jean
Jean, It is always sad to see the Veterans going. They contributed to our freedom and to the 71 years of peace in Europe. Within the next 10 years almost all of them will be gone. Only pictures, films and souvenirs will remain. We (of younger generations) should always remember their sacrificices and contribution, and should keep their souvenirs alive. What the men of 6th Airborne Division achieved in Normandy is truly amazing and approx. 1200 of them never came back. We shall remember them.
