Meldrum, Hector William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Hector William |
Surname | Meldrum |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Helen Meldrum, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | AD688 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 104. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 416520 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-11-1943 |
End Date | 14-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Pitot head tube iced up while at 13.500ft. At 3,000ft control was lost & the order to bale out followed. Two got clear before it hit the ground & burst into flames. |