Hopwood, Verner James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Verner James |
Surname | Hopwood |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Date of Death | 13-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Eileen Lavinia Hopwood. Husband of Flora Elizabeth Hopwood, of Springs, Transvaal, South Africa. of Southern Rhodesia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD783 |
Markings | UB-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Thurlby (St. Germain) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave A.2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 778346 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 455 (Australian) |
Squadron Motto | Strike and strike again |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to footpath leading to All Saints Church, Eagle, Lincolshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of 455 (RAAF) Sqn Hampden AD783 died at Eagle 13th February 1942 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12129 (P366113/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1897/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1897/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-02-1942 |
End Date | 13-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Frisians |
Reason for Loss | Returned with engine trouble, crashing at Eagle, near Lincoln, as it attempted to land at Wigsley |