Eklund, Karl Hugo
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Karl Hugo |
Surname | Eklund |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugo Emanuel Andreas and Kathleen Annie Eklund, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AT194 |
Markings | PL-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 112. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404887 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12367 (P366434/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1942 |
End Date | 25-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (67% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying- Terschelling |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter flown by Oberleutnant Egmont, Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld, of 5./NJG 2, from Leeuwarden airfield. |