Son of Francis Reginald a railway clerk and Amy Hedges. Sister Evelyn Amy Hedges.
Husband of Patience 'Pat' Catherine Isabella (Parkinson) Hedges, of Westminster, London. Born in 1909. Married in 1939 in Westminster, London.
Parents of Isobel and Terry.
Military No. 1800194.
Flight Sergeant (Flt. Engr.), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 7 Sqdn.
Died at Age 35.
Aircraft: Lancaster III JA853 Unit 7 Sqdn
Took off at 1624hrs 16 Dec 1943 from Oakington. shot down by a night- fighter Oblt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer 1V.
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Lancaster JA653 took off from RAF Oakington at 1624 hours on the night of 16/17th December 1943 to bomb Berlin. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base. Post war it was established that the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at 1805 hours on the 16th December 1943 on farmland owned by Mr Bangma at Follega (Friesland), 6 kms north north east of Lemmer, Netherlands, and all seven crew members were killed.
The crew members of JA653 were:
Flight Sergeant John Butterworth (408306) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Raymond Edgar Hedges (1800194) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant James Hurst (1817269) (RAFVR) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Reginald McWha (414816) (Rear Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Charles Lloyd Robinson (412270) (Bomb Aimer)
Warrant Officer William Maitland Waterman (415061) (Navigator)
Warrant Officer Wallace Arthur Watson (412327) (Pilot)
Husband of Patience 'Pat' Catherine Isabella (Parkinson) Hedges, of Westminster, London. Born in 1909. Married in 1939 in Westminster, London.
Parents of Isobel and Terry.
Military No. 1800194.
Flight Sergeant (Flt. Engr.), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 7 Sqdn.
Died at Age 35.
Aircraft: Lancaster III JA853 Unit 7 Sqdn
Took off at 1624hrs 16 Dec 1943 from Oakington. shot down by a night- fighter Oblt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer 1V.
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Lancaster JA653 took off from RAF Oakington at 1624 hours on the night of 16/17th December 1943 to bomb Berlin. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base. Post war it was established that the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at 1805 hours on the 16th December 1943 on farmland owned by Mr Bangma at Follega (Friesland), 6 kms north north east of Lemmer, Netherlands, and all seven crew members were killed.
The crew members of JA653 were:
Flight Sergeant John Butterworth (408306) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Raymond Edgar Hedges (1800194) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant James Hurst (1817269) (RAFVR) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Reginald McWha (414816) (Rear Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Charles Lloyd Robinson (412270) (Bomb Aimer)
Warrant Officer William Maitland Waterman (415061) (Navigator)
Warrant Officer Wallace Arthur Watson (412327) (Pilot)
Son of Francis Reginald a railway clerk and Amy Hedges. Sister Evelyn Amy Hedges.
Husband of Patience 'Pat' Catherine Isabella (Parkinson) Hedges, of Westminster, London. Born in 1909. Married in 1939 in Westminster, London.
Parents of Isobel and Terry.
Military No. 1800194.
Flight Sergeant (Flt. Engr.), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 7 Sqdn.
Died at Age 35.
Aircraft: Lancaster III JA853 Unit 7 Sqdn
Took off at 1624hrs 16 Dec 1943 from Oakington. shot down by a night- fighter Oblt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer 1V.
____________
Lancaster JA653 took off from RAF Oakington at 1624 hours on the night of 16/17th December 1943 to bomb Berlin. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base. Post war it was established that the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at 1805 hours on the 16th December 1943 on farmland owned by Mr Bangma at Follega (Friesland), 6 kms north north east of Lemmer, Netherlands, and all seven crew members were killed.
The crew members of JA653 were:
Flight Sergeant John Butterworth (408306) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Raymond Edgar Hedges (1800194) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant James Hurst (1817269) (RAFVR) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Reginald McWha (414816) (Rear Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Charles Lloyd Robinson (412270) (Bomb Aimer)
Warrant Officer William Maitland Waterman (415061) (Navigator)
Warrant Officer Wallace Arthur Watson (412327) (Pilot)
Husband of Patience 'Pat' Catherine Isabella (Parkinson) Hedges, of Westminster, London. Born in 1909. Married in 1939 in Westminster, London.
Parents of Isobel and Terry.
Military No. 1800194.
Flight Sergeant (Flt. Engr.), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 7 Sqdn.
Died at Age 35.
Aircraft: Lancaster III JA853 Unit 7 Sqdn
Took off at 1624hrs 16 Dec 1943 from Oakington. shot down by a night- fighter Oblt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer 1V.
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Lancaster JA653 took off from RAF Oakington at 1624 hours on the night of 16/17th December 1943 to bomb Berlin. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base. Post war it was established that the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at 1805 hours on the 16th December 1943 on farmland owned by Mr Bangma at Follega (Friesland), 6 kms north north east of Lemmer, Netherlands, and all seven crew members were killed.
The crew members of JA653 were:
Flight Sergeant John Butterworth (408306) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Raymond Edgar Hedges (1800194) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant James Hurst (1817269) (RAFVR) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Reginald McWha (414816) (Rear Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Charles Lloyd Robinson (412270) (Bomb Aimer)
Warrant Officer William Maitland Waterman (415061) (Navigator)
Warrant Officer Wallace Arthur Watson (412327) (Pilot)
Inscription
IN PROUD MEMORY
HUSBAND OF PATIENCE
DADDY OF ISOBEL AND TERRY
'NOT GOODBYE RAY' - PAT
Gravesite Details
Plot C, Row 8, Grave 227.
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Records on Ancestry
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1911 England Census
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Web: UK and Allied Countries, Index of International Bomber Command Losses, 1936-1966
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UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
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