Hooper, Ralph
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ralph |
Surname | Hooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Thomas Hooper and Elizabeth Elmina Hooper, of Mile End, Portsmouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV839 |
Markings | -D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 13522. |
Epitaph | DEATH DOTH HIDE BUT NOT DIVIDE THOU ART BUT ON CHRIST'S OTHER SIDE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151897 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-10-1943 |
End Date | 24-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Market Harborough |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Came through cloud to establish position but continued to lose height and crashed close to Wittering airfield |