Hughes, William Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Stanley |
Surname | Hughes |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Stanley and Jessie Duncan Hughes, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7639 |
Markings | OJ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beck Row, Mildenhall |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS ST.JOHN XV.13 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 186 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 570390 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-12-1942 |
End Date | 09-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Jasmine area |
Reason for Loss | Returned early due to technical difficulties and crashed at Brandon, Suffolk |