Hodge, George Edward William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Edward William |
Surname | Hodge |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Alice Hodge. Husband of Sarah Eliza Hodge, of Sidley, Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE132 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aylesford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | S.E. Plot. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | FOR HONOUR AND HIS COUNTRY HE BRAVELY FOUGHT AND DIED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 516781 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1653 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Remote Location, Rhinog Fawr, Gwynned, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of the Lancaster which crashed here on the 6th Febuary 1945 |
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar & inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Chedburgh, 1942 to 1946, including those of 1653 HCU |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed RoH |
Memorial Text | A Roll of Honour of 1653 HCU personnel who served at RAF Chedburgh, 1942 to 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
The book: "No landing place- A Guide to Aircraft Crashes in Snowdonia" gives more details |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-02-1945 |
End Date | 06-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Entered cumulus nimbus clouds and iced up, diving out of control and breaking apart as it fell. The debris fell over a particularly large area but the main concentration was at Rhinog Fawr, Snowdonia |