Ayres, Vivian Howard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Vivian Howard |
Surname | Ayres |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-03-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney and Frances Ayres, of Rhiwbina. Assistant Scoutmaster. Light-Heavy Weight Boxing Champion, Bomber Command, 1938. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4063 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. V. Grave 208. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39479 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Cuddystone Hall (Hethpool) Northumbria |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Cairn & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Roll of honour In memory of the 57 souls, 19 aircraft from Britain, America and Germanys airforces, Duty done-they sleep. |
Location | Windy Gyle, Northumbria |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Cairn & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | * BADLY WEATHERED* In memory of the crew of Hampden L4063 who perished here on this hill 17 March 1940 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1940 |
End Date | 17-03-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (49% moon) |
Operation | Patrol |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into high ground at Cocklaw Foot in the Cheviot Hills, 12 miles SSE of Kirk Yetholm, Roxborough, Scotland |