Hodgson, William McKellar
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | William McKellar |
Surname | Hodgson |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 27-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Ralph Waterhouse Hodgson and Mary Lees McKellar Hodgson, of Cardal, Florida, Uruguay. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | ML961 |
Markings | HS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XII. F. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 129945 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Uruguay |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-12-1944 |
End Date | 27-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Rheydt- to attack railway yards. 211 aircraft, 2 losses. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Keent, west of Weert |