Wren, Hugh
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Hugh |
Surname | Wren |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Elizabeth Wren, of Bonnybridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ305 |
Markings | HD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Denny and Dunnipace Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. J. Grave 854. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 269 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1572492 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-06-1944 |
End Date | 14-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Deopham Green, Norfolk, one mile SSE of the airfield at 14:43hrs (and not, as some sources state, Meopham Green, Kent) |