Hewson, John Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | John Frederick |
Surname | Hewson |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John James Hewson and Maude Hewson, of Quinton, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ478 |
Markings | AZ-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nantes (Pont-du-Cens) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot L. Row D. Grave 22. |
Epitaph | AND DREAMING THROUGH THE TWILIGHT... HAPLY I MAY REMEMBER, HAPLY I MAY FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 747760 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-05-1944 |
End Date | 08-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Tours |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by flak during an attack on Tours airfield. |