Hadden, Eldred Blakely
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Eldred Blakely |
Surname | Hadden |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 18-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilmot Edgar and Isabella May Hadden, of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wyton (St. Margaret and All Saints) Churchyard |
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Epitaph | ALL HE HAD HOPED FOR, ALL HE HAD, HE GAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/127714 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
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Reason for Loss | Killed when he was struck on the back of the neck by a taxiing Spitfire at RAF Warboys |