Hayes, Cecil Harry
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Cecil Harry |
Surname | Hayes |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 21-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Benjamin and Alice Hayes. Husband of Mary Constance Hayes, of New Malden. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington |
Serial Number | R1037 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Malden (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 250. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 108017 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 12 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 | 21-10-1941 |
End Date | 21-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Chipping Warden |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Night training. Crashed at 2310 into the nearby village of Chipping Warden while trying to go around again, bursting into flames. P/O Hayes was dangerously injured and died at 5 a.m. the next day. |