Hughes, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Hughes |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Ellen Fitzcharles Hughes, of Shettleston, Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED806 |
Markings | WS-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Uden War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. E. 2-7. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1368747 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1943 |
End Date | 10-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Kleinwijk (Noord Brabant), near Nistelrode, 5 km NW of Uden, Holland |