Fetherston, Hugh Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Hugh Henry |
Surname | Fetherston |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Mary Fetherston. Husband of Ena Fetherston, of Hayes, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7497 |
Markings | QR-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 22. F. 1-5. |
Epitaph | REQUIESCAT IN PACE - REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 35 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1293338 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12912 (P367155/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-03-1942 |
End Date | 26-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (60% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Night fighter (Oblt Woltersdorf, NJG1) and crashed at Wertherbruch, near Bocholt |