Hodges, Jack Paull
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Jack Paull |
Surname | Hodges |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Aden Victor and Mary Hodges, of Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB486 |
Markings | DX-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poix-de-Picardie (Poix-de-la-Somme) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row D. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 50 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413768 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at about 02:00 some 800 metres N of Cormeilles (Oise), approximately 8 km WNW of Breteuil. |