Hawkes, Ronald George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald George |
Surname | Hawkes |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 06-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur George Harold and Mabel Charlotte Hawkes, of Pitsea, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK644 |
Markings | GI-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. C. 13-16. |
Epitaph | DAY BY DAY OUR THOUGHTS WANDER TO THIS GRAVE SO FAR AWAY. LOVINGLY MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1876684 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Squadron Motto | Bellamus noctu (We wage war by night) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/9 |
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 | 06-11-1944 |
End Date | 07-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Koblenz. 128 Lancasters, all from 3 Group. A successful raid with a large fire causing much of the damage in the centre of the town. A British survey estimated 303 acres (58%) of the town's built up area was destroyed. 104 people were killed but 25000 were bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Koblenz with the loss of all crew |