Hawkins, David Edward Somerville
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | David Edward Somerville |
Surname | Hawkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Date of Death | 03-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, Kt., and of Lady Hawkins (Nee Sheldon), of Marble Arch, London. B.A., Hons. (Oxon). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z7286 |
Markings | MQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 25. A. 1. |
Epitaph | QUOD ENIM IN ILLO AMABAM NON PERIIT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 44803 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Squadron Motto | Non sibi sed patria (For country not for self) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-06-1941 |
End Date | 03-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- solo flight |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another Blenheim containing the squadron's CO. No fatalities in other aircraft (Z7287) |