Hughes, Dennis Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis Victor |
Surname | Hughes |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Maynard Hughes and Ethel Violet Hughes, of Belle Vue, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P4992 |
Markings | KN-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. B. 3. |
Epitaph | IN GOD'S KEEPING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 185 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 937392 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3344 (P354884/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1940 |
End Date | 19-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Attack port of Antwerp |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed in the sea off the Belgian coast |