Carter, Hedley Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Hedley Walter |
Surname | Carter |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hedley Vicars Carter and Edith Lily Carter, of Wallisdown, Bournemouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Airspeed Oxford I |
Serial Number | DF536 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Talbot Village (St. Mark) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 989. |
Epitaph | AT THE SETTING OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 142 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 926380 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1484 Flt |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-11-1942 |
End Date | 03-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the ground almost immediately after takeoff and burst into flames. Accident investigators concluded that there may have been an explosion in the starboard engine or wing |