Hamilton, Hugh Brannan
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Hugh Brannan |
Surname | Hamilton |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 26-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Janet Hamilton, of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ311 |
Markings | EY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 43. E. 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 175 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/89908 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 78 |
Squadron Motto | Nemo non paratus (Nobody unprepared) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Hamilton Bay, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at this airfield and gave their lives during World War II |
Location | External, All Saints Church, Bubwith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | 78 Sqn 4 Group Bomber Command Yorkshire 1939 - 1945 To All Who Served |
Location | Internal, All Saints Church, Bubwith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Board, Memorial Chapel featuring Cross made from Halifax wreckage |
Memorial Text | The 78 Sqn Memorial in the Churchyard was dedicated by the Bishop of Selby on 7th September 1986. RAF Breighton, two miles from this church was the Sqn's home from June 1943 to May 1945 |
Location | Outside "B" Hangar, RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of all who have lost their lives serving with 78 Sqn Royal Air Force "Nemo Non Paratus - Nobody Unprepared" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/661/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/661/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-08-1944 |
End Date | 26-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Breighton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Gardening off la Rochelle, France. One of 6 Halifaxes |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a quarry near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on return to base |