Bannister, Hugh George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Hugh George |
Surname | Bannister |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and May Florence Bannister. Stepson and Nephew of Constance Louise Bannister, of Romford, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS680 |
Markings | KO-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. B. 10. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF HUGH, ELDEST SON OF G. BANNISTER. FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 578325 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Cemetery, Rue Haie Martin, Hermee, Liege Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Propeller Blades & inscribed stone memorial |
Memorial Text | A LA DIEUSE MEMOIRE DES HUIT AVIATEURS DE LA R.A.F. TOMBES LE 19.11.1943 POUR LA DEFENSE DE LA LIBERTE |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-11-1943 |
End Date | 19-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 440 Lancasters and 4 Mosquitoes. 9 Lancasters Lost (2.0%). Few German fighters intercepted the force. Berlin was completely cloud-covered and the local report shows that bombs fell throughout the city. Four industrial premises were destroyed and 28 damaged. 131 people killed on the ground and 391 injured. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Hermée, Belgium |