Hayward, Eric George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric George |
Surname | Hayward |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hector and Annie Elisabeth Hayward. Husband of Edith Annie Hayward, of Newport, Isle of Wight. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L5514 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ucimont Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 11. |
Epitaph | AND DEPARTING LEAVE BEHIND US FOOTPRINTS ON THE SANDS OF TIME (From A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 564673 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-05-1940 |
End Date | 26-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Rheges |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack a Luftwaffe HQ at Chateau de Roumont |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a fighter, crashing at Botassart |