Born during the June quarter 1921 in the Bucklow
R.D. - ref: 8a/339, the son of Harry & Florence
Margaret Moss (nee Randell or Randle).

1939 National Registration - No Trace.
His parents were recorded at 18 Kershaw Avenue,
Sale.   Harry Moss - Married - born: 14th
September 1881 - occ: Engineers Fitter.  Florence
M.Moss - Married - born: 3rd May 1888 - occ:
Unpaid Domestic Duties.

He had served in Burma for 4 years with the 14th
Army and not received a scratch.

He had been employed as an ammunition loader at
No. 2 M.U. for six months 

The Operations Record Book of No. 2 M.U. - R.A.F.
Altrincham records that on the 11th August 1947,
an accident occurred in the vicinity of Shed G.11.
during the loading of 20 mm unservicable
projectiles sentenced for deep sea dumping.

Labourer, Geoffrey Moss was fatally injured and
Chargehand, Harry Clarke injured.

A court of enquiry to investigate the
circumstances was convened on the 13th August
1947.    An inquest upon the death was held on the
14th August and a verdict of "Accidental Death"
returned.     The funeral took place at
Brookland’s Cemetery on the 15th August and was
attended by the Commanding Officer, senior
civilian staff and representatives of Unit
employees.

The Commanding Officer's report concludes.  "This
is the first serious accident which has occurred
at the Unit since it was opened in 1924".

Harry Clarke, aged: 50 of 69 Hillcroft Road,
Altrincham, sustained muliple minor injuries in
the incident and was lucky to survive.  That he
did so was due to Geoffrey Moss taking the force
of the blast.    Harry told the Guardian reporter
that he and Geoffrey were inside a truck and were
taking boxes of munitions from off a conveyor and
stacking them into the lorry.  He had just put a
box down and returned to the conveyor to collect
the next box, when the box Geoffrey had just put
down exploded.   Harry states that he was nearly
blown out of the lorry and was struck by many
pieces of metal in his body, head, hands and legs.
 He said that there were about 30 other boxes of
this ammunition already loaded and it was a wonder
that htose hadn't exploded as well.

The 20 mm ammunition involved was for use in the
Hispano Cannon, probably the Hispano-Suiza HS.404
cannon and was the 110 shell.

Buried in the same grave as his father - Harry
Moss, who died on the 24/3/1943, aged: 61.   His
mother - Florence died in 1955, aged: 69, but was
not buried in the same grave.

NOT COMMEMORATED BY THE CWGC