Hughes, Laurie Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Laurie Frederick |
Surname | Hughes |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Ellis Hughes and Polly Hughes, of Newport, Monmouthshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND706 |
Markings | OF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Desir War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave VIII. B. 5-8. |
Epitaph | DRY YOUR TEARS, 'TIS NOT THE END, WE'RE JUST AHEAD AROUND THE BEND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1077667 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed 3km S/W of Allainville in France. Shot down by a night fighter flown by Oblt. Walter Riedlberger of 1./NJG4 |