Hodge, Lionel Arthur Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Lionel Arthur Sydney |
Surname | Hodge |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Sydney Hodge, and of Amy Eleanor Hodge, of Harpenden, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG447 |
Markings | GI-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. G. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 131036 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/25 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2139/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1945 |
End Date | 10-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been shot down by a night-fighter. Crashed at Dörphof, SSE of Kappeln, Germany |