DEATH OF PILOT OFFICER M.L. GAUNTLETT – KILLED IN ACTION
The death is reported while on active service of Pilot Officer Maurice L. Gauntlett, RAF, VR. Aged 34, Pilot Officer Gauntlett was the son of the late Mr S.H. Gauntlett of East Ilsley and Mrs Gauntlett of Kidmore End. He was educated at Dauntsey’s School and Newbury Grammar School, and before the war went to Swindon as a motor salesman. He was a keen sportsman, playing for Swindon and Ramsbury Cricket Clubs. He was well known in East Ilsley, where his parents lived for a time, and had been in the RAF since shortly after the outbreak of war.
The funeral took place at East Ilsley, the Rector, the Rev. A. Ogle, officiating. The coffin was draped with the Union Jack. The mourners were: (there followed a long list of family members)
The RAF was represented by Flight Lt. E.A. Warfield & Pilot Officer K. Dole.