In Memory Of
HAND, JOHN RIDGES
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1919-11-24
Service No:
776131
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
500 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
1942-03-12
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Lockheed Hudson III # T9390, after his aircraft failed to return from a a daylight bombing operation / shipping strike and shipping patrol mission.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 84.
Cemetery:
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Cecil Ridges and Lily Mary Hand, of Pietermaritzburg. Born Durban. Commemorated on Isipingo Beach WWII Memorial in Athlone Park Library, Amanzimtoti, Natal.
