Morgan, Rhedge Haydn Durham
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Rhedge Haydn Durham |
Surname | Morgan |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney E. and Helena G. Morgan, of Eckington, Derbyshire. Brother of Basil Morgan, who also served in Bomber Command and survived the war, and Winona Morgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE298 |
Markings | PT-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 90. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 76 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1056586 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 420 (Snowy Owl) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 420 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in English & French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 (RCAF) Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
Date of birth 27th January 1920. The photograph above shows Rhedge on the right, his brother Basil on the left and their sister Winona behind. Basil was a wireless mechanic. |
A former pupil of Eckington Secondary School, he assisted his father in a wireless, cycle and furniture dealer's business at Eckington. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12941 (P367189/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1825/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1825/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-03-1942 |
End Date | 27-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Nectarines area (off the Frisian Islands) |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft and crew of four lost without trace |