Hay, Glen James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Glen James |
Surname | Hay |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Elijah and Ellen Hay, of Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP404 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 59. A. 7. |
Epitaph | FLOWERS FADE AND THEIR BEAUTY DEPARTS YOU STILL LIVE WITHIN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/48077 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Hay Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1945 |
End Date | 11-05-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Following an engine failure the Wellington tried to land at Langham, Norfolk but crashed into the nearby village, wrecking three cottages and a YMCA building |