Hughes, Aereon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Aereon |
Surname | Hughes |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and S. E. Hughes, of Tan-Y-Fron Denbighshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ630 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Thorney (St. Helen) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 547. |
Epitaph | PEACE, PERFECT PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1622403 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Air bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Thomas & All Angels Church, Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on War Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1654 HCU Stirling LJ630 which crashed after an engine fire on 31st August 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 31-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Nottingham after an engine fire |