Hawdon, John Oldham
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Oldham |
Surname | Hawdon |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Decorations | |
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 |
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
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 |