Hayes, Ralph Gamble
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ralph Gamble |
Surname | Hayes |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 05-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Hayes, and of Edith Hayes, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ587 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Putney Vale Crematorium and Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block U. Grave 327. |
Epitaph | ALSO HIS FATHER HAROLD HAYES LATE R.A.F. DIED 29TH JULY 1935 AGE 49. BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 120087 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-11-1943 |
End Date | 06-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (60% moon) |
Operation | Leverkusen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a field at Hempnall, south of Norwich |