Lightbody, Hugh Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Hugh Arthur |
Surname | Lightbody |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | AE |
Date of Death | 15-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Godfrey Kennett Lightbody and Beatrice Kate Lightbody, of Malvern. Jamaica. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | PZ293 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | X. A. 12. |
Epitaph | HE DIED IN THE FLESH BUT LIVES IN THE SPIRIT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 199 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 116893 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 515 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Jamaica |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-07-1944 |
End Date | 15-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Escort bombers to airfield Florennes, Belgium. |
Reason for Loss | Pilot blinded by search lights. |