Hackney, Henry Horace
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Henry Horace |
Surname | Hackney |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Horace and Marion Margaret Hackney, of Rockley, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD299 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row D. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | FOR KING AND COUNTRY. LOVE IS CROWNED BY SACRIFICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 423789 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Miscellaneous Information
Died of his injuries. Date of crash: 23/5/44 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Starboard outer engine failed soon after takeoff and feathering was unsuccessful. As the aircraft began to lose height the port outer also failed. Crash-landed at Eakring east of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire |