Hughes, Gordon John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon John Henry |
Surname | Hughes |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Hubert and Bertha Christine Hughes, of Llandaff, Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EE958 |
Markings | -T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Whitchurch (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | S.E. corner. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 186 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 173818 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1653 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
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 surviving seven crew members, including the instructor, were injured |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-05-1944 |
End Date | 15-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit to Tuddenham |
Reason for Loss | Encountered severe icing leading to a serious lack of power. Crash-landed in woodland at Cheveley, Cambridgeshire |