Hazeldene, Jack Archer
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Jack Archer |
Surname | Hazeldene |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney Herbert and Mary Dulcie Hazeldene, of Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1028 |
Markings | IC |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Little Rissington (St. Peter) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot North. Row E. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | HE WILL SWALLOW UP DEATH IN VICTORY ISAIAH 25:8 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 19907 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | The Lamb PH, Great Rissington, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorabilia & Aircraft Wreckage |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to those Airmen killed in the loss of Wellington Bomber R1028, 1943 |
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-10-1943 |
End Date | 08-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Take off 1856 for evening detail. The port engine lost power, and whilst on finals to Little Rissington airfield, crashed into the back garden of the Lamb Inn at Great Rissington, 16 miles ESE of Cheltenham. Five crew killed, one (tail gunner) injured. |