Hawkes, Bernard George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bernard George |
Surname | Hawkes |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Bernard and Nora Hawkes, of Cherry Hinton, Cambridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV724 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cherry Hinton (St. Andrew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | HE LIVES WITH US IN MEMORY AND WE WHO LOVED HIM WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1279523 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-12-1942 |
End Date | 05-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night exercise |
Reason for Loss | An engine failed shortly after take-off and the aircraft stalled and crashed near Wantage |