Hopwood, Verner James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Verner James |
Surname | Hopwood |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Eileen Lavinia Hopwood. Husband of Flora Elizabeth Hopwood, of Springs, Transvaal, South Africa. of Southern Rhodesia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD783 |
Markings | UB-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Thurlby (St. Germain) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave A.2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 778346 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 455 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to footpath leading to All Saints Church, Eagle, Lincolshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of 455 (RAAF) Sqn Hampden AD783 died at Eagle 13th February 1942 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12129 (P366113/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1897/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1897/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-02-1942 |
End Date | 13-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Frisians |
Reason for Loss | Returned with engine trouble, crashing at Eagle, near Lincoln, as it attempted to land at Wigsley |