Hitchcox, Edward James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward James |
Surname | Hitchcox |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward James Hitchcox and Lillian Maud Hitchcox. Husband of Florence Elizabeth Hitchcox. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG402 |
Markings | OO-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sutton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Q. Grave 188. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 843241 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-09-1943 |
End Date | 05-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto high ground at Low mill, near Pickering, Yorkshire- debris and bodies being scattered over a particularly wide area, hampering recovery |