Hetherington, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Hetherington |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Dorothy Hetherington. Husband of Vera Beatrice Hetherington, of Boxford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DG219 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | N.E. of Church, Row 10. Grave 169. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 172423 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-05-1944 |
End Date | 27-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Joined the circuit and was instructed to descend to 1000'. Nothing further was heard. The aircraft had crashed near Broadway Stainforth, NNE of Doncaster |