Hayes, Eric William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric William |
Surname | Hayes |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Walter William and Hilda Hayes, of Irchester, Northamptonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM620 |
Markings | HW-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 20. A. 4-9. |
Epitaph | IN OUR HEARTS HE IS ALWAYS NEAR. MOTHER AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1580268 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Miscellaneous Information
Born Willesden, Middlesex in the first quarter of 1923. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-07-1944 |
End Date | 19-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Scholven-Buer |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak at Hassel |