Hobbs, Hubert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Hubert |
Surname | Hobbs |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Hannah Jane Hobbs, of Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE249 |
Markings | UB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 45. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 944085 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 455 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9088 (P362302/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1897/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1897/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-09-1941 |
End Date | 16-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter at Zeven in Germany |