Hope, Nigel
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Nigel |
Surname | Hope |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-11-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Graham Archibald and Ruby Evelyn Hope. Husband of Evelyn Di Hope, of Emsworth, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4203 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Halton (St. Michael) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Row B. Grave 82. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 32173 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 185 |
Trade | Observer/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/1700 (P350625/39) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11-1939 |
End Date | 30-11-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | En route to Heston for a training flight |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NNE of High Wycombe |