Mewburn, Hugh Harrison
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Hugh Harrison |
Surname | Mewburn |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bowyer Bell Mewburn and Annie Brown Mewburn, of North Shields, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM380 |
Markings | UM-S2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. B. 5. |
Epitaph | WHOM HE CALLED, THEM HE ALSO JUSTIFIED: AND WHOM HE JUSTIFIED, THEM HE ALSO GLORIFIED (From Romans 8:30) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1001891 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 28-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter on the return leg, crashing at Hahnstatten, near Koblenz |