Hayes, Dennis William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis William |
Surname | Hayes |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis William and Elsie Elizabeth Hayes, of Southampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF996 |
Markings | CF-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. A. 4. |
Epitaph | SWEET IS THE MEMORY, SILENTLY KEPT, OF YOU WHOM WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1897966 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-02-1945 |
End Date | 15-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Chemnitz |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have exploded in midair east of Chemnitz and between the villages of Marbach and Schellenberg, the latter being on the west bank of the River Flöha |