Hawdon, John Oldham
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Oldham |
Surname | Hawdon |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Date of Death | 29-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Caroline Hawdon (née Watson), of Sunderland. Younger brother of Caroline Gladys Hawdon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD206 |
Markings | TC-B Mama's Madhouse |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. E. 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 67123 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Squadron Motto | Videre non videri (To see and not be seen) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Miscellaneous Information
Worked as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey in Sunderland before enlisting. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-12-1944 |
End Date | 30-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Scholven-Buer |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Recklinghausen, no survivors |