Hemingway, Marchant
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Marchant |
Surname | Hemingway |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-12-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Allan and Minnie Woodcock, of Heckmondwike, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X3141 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lanester Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3-5. |
Epitaph | LOVE'S LAST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 649426 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4714 (P356734/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-12-1940 |
End Date | 29-12-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak and crashed near Lanester (Morbihan), 3 km NE of Lorient, France. |