Hudson, Marguerite Hester
Personal Information
Rank | ACW2 |
Forename(s) | Marguerite Hester |
Surname | Hudson |
Gender | F |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 15-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Daughter of Claud Osborn Hudson and Bertha Elizabeth Hudson, of Wadsley, Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sheffield (Wisewood) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Grave 3027. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 185 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 882414 |
Service | Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
First WAAF lost in Bomber Command in the war |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-08-1940 |
End Date | 15-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ground attack by Luftwaffe |
Reason for Loss | On 15th August 1940 there was a German air raid on Driffield airfield. At approximately midday, around 50 Ju 88 bombers attacked the aerodrome, killing 13 military personnel and 1 civilian, and destroying 12 Whitley aircraft. The 169 bombs dropped caused extensive damage, with many buildings, including all five hangars, being either damaged or destroyed. |