Hodge, Donald Hartley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Hartley |
Surname | Hodge |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1411 |
Markings | LN-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leigh Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 31. Grave C. 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1104390 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8748 (P361896/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1941 |
End Date | 01-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Diverted to Mildenhall on return. Pilot misjudged runway and was attacked by an intruder on the second approach |