Hawkins, George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Hawkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 21-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Nelly Hawkins, of Aynho, Oxfordshire. Husband of Antonia Hawkins, of Sliema, Malta, G.C. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9325 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rancourt Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave BB. 1-3. |
Epitaph | DEEPLY MISSED AND FOREVER LOVED BY HIS WIFE ANTONIA AND SON DONALD "LORD GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 510166 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Miscellaneous Information
Won his DFM in March 1940. He lived on the island of Malta |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1940 |
End Date | 21-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance around Douai-Arras in preparation for BEF attack the next day |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |