Tait, Hugh Matheson
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Hugh Matheson |
Surname | Tait |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert J. Tait and Annie Tait, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB185 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14713. |
Epitaph | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS SAFE ON HIS GENTLE BREAST (from hymn - Safe in the Arms of Jesus - written by Fanny Crosby, 1868) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/156125 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 16-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Faldingworth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night cross country |
Reason for Loss | At 2325, shortly after take off, EB185 crashed at Newton Ings Farm, Newton by Toft, near the airfield |