Davies, Hughie Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Hughie Francis |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Humphrey and Jane Davies, of Tregayan, Anglesey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ668 |
Markings | ZL-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Guidel Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 3. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, TO SACRIFICE HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1078918 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-02-1943 |
End Date | 05-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Lorient. 128 aircraft, 1 lost. Incendiary only attack without PFF. Bombing was well concentrated with significant fires started. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Ploemeur, WSW of Lorient |