Hine, Raymond Ervin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Raymond Ervin |
Surname | Hine |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Walter Hine and Elizabeth Bertha Hine (Ratsloff), of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG131 |
Markings | SR-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. E. 28-32. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/91198 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 101 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Hine Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. Mary & St. Peter's Church, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Standard & Roll of Honour in wooden bookcase |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | Village Centre, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Brass plaque on adjacent bench |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | The White Hart PH, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal on external wall of PH |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 101 Squadron 1943-45 |
Location | The National Aboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to all those who served on 101 Squadron, and honours those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We will remember you. |
Miscellaneous Information
On ABC duties |
Raymond was born on 12 April 1924 at Saskatoon,Saskatchewan. His father worked as a CPR Station Agent and was born at Croydon in Surrey, England and his mother was born in South Dakota, USA. He came from quite a large family having had seven siblings. Tere were five brothers: Kenneth Walter, Glen Allen, Clifford Roger, Fraser Edward and Arden Wallace, and two sisters Irene Ruth and Marjorie. Sadly Marjorie had died in 1927. He went to school at Wishart, Saskatchewan 1930-1938 (grade 8) and then 1938-1940 (grade 10). Raymond liked to play baseball and enjoyed skating. Between 1940-1941 he worked as a filing clerk for Robert Simpson Co., a retail store in Regina, but had to leave for health reasons. He was then unemployed until enlisting on 16 July 1942. |
On completion of his training he was posted to the U.K. and embarked from New York on 8 October 1943. After arriving at 3PRC on 17 October, he went to 3(0)AFU 14 December 1943, 28 OTU 1 February 1944, 11 Base 27 May 1944 and 101 Squadron 11 August 1944. Sadly this young twenty year old student, was to lose his life on 17 December 1944. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/803/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/803/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Ludford Magna |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Ulm |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss was not established. The aircraft crashed near Albeck (Langenau), 15 km NE of Ulm. All eight crew killed |