Hawthorn, Richard Thurston
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard Thurston |
Surname | Hawthorn |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Rupert and Ruby Amelia Hawthorn, of Red Cliffes, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB290 |
Markings | JO-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. F. 18. |
Epitaph | DEAR SON OF HENRY & RUBY OF RED CLIFFS VICTORIA LOVED BROTHER OF GWYN REMEMBERED ALWAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 431448 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-12-1944 |
End Date | 07-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Giessen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area |