Hewison, H George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | H George |
Surname | Hewison |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Kathleen Hewison, of Benwell, Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1068 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (St. John's Westgate and Elswick) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. O. New Ground. Grave 892. |
Epitaph | ONE OF THE FEW TO WHOM SO MANY OWE SO MUCH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1379096 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to village war memorial, Pennal, Gwynned, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of six members of the RAF who died for freedom when their plane crashed on "Ffridd Rhosfarch" 17th August 1941 |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8377 (P361454/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-08-1941 |
End Date | 17-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into high ground near Pennal in Merionethshire. It is believed that the crew mistook the estuary for the coast and descended, flying into a hill. |