Hunking, Elwin Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Elwin Thomas |
Surname | Hunking |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Norman Hunking, and of Lillian Hunking, of Clinton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P5322 |
Markings | GL-U3 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. G. 7. |
Epitaph | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/78903 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |