Hawes, William George (Flt Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-July-24

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Birth Date: 1915-March-08

Born: Adelong New South Wales, Australia

Parents: Herbert Hollingworth and Sarah Annie Margaret Hawes

Spouse:

Home: Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: 1940-September-16

Service

RAAF

Unit

207 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Semper Paratus Always prepared

Base

RAF Bottesford

Rank

Flt Sergeant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

402504

Home
Google MapCootamundra, New South Wales, Australia (parents)
Target
Google MapDuisburg Germany
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England Lancaster Mk I R5632 EM-N Aircraft was inbound to the target when it was shot down by a night fighter and crashed in the North Sea 30 km west of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland while returning from a raid on Duisburg. No survivors.

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster R5632

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Flight Sergeant Blair, Timothy Clayton (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
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Commonwealth War Graves Ereveld Geallieerden WW2

Sergeant Eric Cartwright RAF

Sergeant Cartwright, Eric (RAF)
W/Op-AG
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant John Charles Chiasson RCAF

Flight Sergeant Chiasson, John Charles (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Sergeant Harold Frank Clarke RAF

Sergeant Clarke, Harold Frank (RAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant William George Hawes RAAF

Flt Sergeant Hawes, William George (RAAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Percival James Hooper RNZAF

Sergeant Hooper, Percival James (RNZAF)
Flt. Engineer
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
cemetery unknown

Sergeant William Robert Smith RAF

Sergeant Smith, William Robert (RAF)
Rear Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
cemetery unknown