Rooney, Hugh
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Hugh |
Surname | Rooney |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Rebecca Rooney. Husband of Elizabeth Mollison Geekie Rooney, of Dundee. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | EF394 |
Markings | QS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dundee Eastern Necropolis |
Grave Reference | Sec. X.E. Grave 465. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 549120 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 620 |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar, inscribed concrete slab and metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women who served at RAF Chedburgh between 1942 and 1946, including 620 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | 620 Sqn Roll of Honour and 620 Sqn Badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2134/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2134/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-07-1943 |
End Date | 02-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation with a Beaufighter |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another Stirling (BK724 QS-Y), both crashing at Stansfield, NW of Sudbury |