Stenhouse, Hugh
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Hugh |
Surname | Stenhouse |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander Fisher Stenhouse and Lucy Stenhouse. Husband of Christina McInnes Stenhouse, of Camberwell, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE123 |
Markings | MG-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 261. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 247 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 430067 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-08-1944 |
End Date | 26-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Brest- to attack a coastal battery. Part of a 334 aircraft force to attack 8 coastal positions, all near Brest. The bombing was mostly accurate. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |