The Pilots
of 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1946
Surnames Commencing with H
BACK
|
Name |
HALE, Peter Harold |
| Number |
1332528 |
| Rank |
Warrant Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Harpendon, Hertfordshire,
28 July 1922 |
| Term 1 |
8 August 1944-21
March 1945 (attached to 83 GSU) |
| Term 2 |
17 April-8 August
1945 |
| Notes |
Demobilsed 24 June
1946; final surviving 41 Sqn WWII veteran |
|
Name |
HARDING, Ross Philip |
| Number |
113876 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer, Flying
Officer, Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Fareham, Hampshire,
22 January 1921 |
| Arrived |
5 July 1943 |
| Departed |
13 February 1945 |
| Decorations |
MiD (1945), CBE
(1968) |
| Notes |
Shot down and captured,
Werl, Germany, 13 Feb 1945; remained in RAF post-war and retired
Feb 1976, retaining Air Vice Marshal; died 29 November 1998 |
|
Name |
HARRIS, Albert Henry 'Bill' |
| Number |
563510 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Cambridge, 18 October
1912 |
| Arrived |
5 July 1936 |
| Departed |
18 October 1939 |
| Notes |
Killed in a flying
accident 18 October 1939, aged 27; son of Arthur & Eva Harris,
husband of Violet A. Harris, of Toronto, Ont, Canada; buried
Section O, Grave 209, St Laurence Churchyard, South Hinskey,
Berkshire |
|
Name |
HARRISON, Ronald |
| Number |
119918 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer, Flying
Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Windsor, 8 February
1920 |
| Arrived |
24 June 1942 |
| Departed |
22 October 1942 |
| Notes |
KIFA 22 October
1942, aged 22; three Spitfires were lost simultaneously when
they flew in formation into Tarren Hendre near Towyn, Menioneth,
Wales, killing Fg Off Harrison, Fg Off T. R. Scott & Flt
Lt F. N. Gillitt; son of William & Catherine Harrison of
Slough; buried in Slough Stoke Rd Cemetery, Bucks., C. of E.
Plot, Grave 676 |
|
Name |
HAYWOOD, Douglas 'Haybag' |
| Number |
46222 |
| Rank |
Flying Officer,
Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
London, 9 June 1913 |
| Arrived |
18 September 1942 |
| Departed |
27 August 1943 |
| Notes |
Shot down and captured,
Boulogne, France, 27 August 1943; remained in RAF after repatriation,
retiring June 1955 |
|
Name |
HEALE, Norman Wingfield 'Jeep' |
| Number |
1514861 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot,
Flight Sergeant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Burnham-on-Sea,
Somerset, 31 August 1922 |
| Arrived |
22 March 1943 |
| Departed |
ca 17 May 1943 (last
mentioned on this date) |
| Decorations |
King's Commendation
for Valuable Service in the Air (1949) |
| Notes |
Commissioned May
1944; SD/WIA & captured during sweep over Rheine, Germany,
with 130 Sqn, 2 Mar 1945; commissioned in RAF post-war &
retired as Sqn Ldr, Aug 1971; died Southwark, London, 14 July
1982 |
|
Name |
HEALY, Terence William Richard |
| Number |
741809 |
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Islington, London,
1 May 1920 |
| Arrived |
12 October 1940 |
| Departed |
18 May 1941 |
| Notes |
Commissioned Jun
1941; KIA with 266 Sqn, 2 March 1944, aged 23; son of Lt Col
Christopher F. (MC, CdG) & Mabelle C. M. Healy of Edgware,
Middlesex; buried in Grave XXVIII. H. 24, Bayeux War Cemetery,
Calvados, France |
|
Name |
HEGARTY, Francis Michael 'Frank' |
| Number |
164406 |
| Rank |
Flying Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
London, 9 August
1924 |
| Arrived |
7 January 1945 |
| Departed |
6 August 1945 |
| Decorations |
AFC (1951), Bar
to AFC (1954) |
| Notes |
Commissioned Mar
1944; Wg Cdr, Jul 1960; KIFA in Meteor, WF771, during asymmetric
flight practice, Manby, 29 January 1962 |
|
Name |
HENRY, David Jack Verdun 'Jack' |
| Number |
40299 |
| Rank |
Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
New Zealander |
| Born |
Invercargill, New
Zealand, 5 February 1916 |
| Arrived |
28 August 1944 |
| Departed |
10 February 1945 |
| Decorations |
DFC (1943), MiD
(1943) |
| Notes |
Shot down by Flak
and captured, 10 Feb 1945; escaped and reached Allied lines,
April 1945; discharged from RNZAF as Sqn Ldr, Nov 1945, &
joined RNZAF Reserve; retired Feb 1971; died Invercargill, 7
August 1984 |
|
Name |
HIND, Peter |
| Number |
1166572 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Coventry, Warwickshire,
4 January 1917 |
| Arrived |
23 August 1941 |
| Departed |
31 August 1941 |
| Notes |
Shot down in flames
near Le Trait, Normandy, 31 August 1941; severely WIA and captured
but died of wounds 8 July 1942, aged 25; son of Albert &
Eva Hind, & husband of Margaret Hind of Coventry; buried
in Clichy Northern Cemetery, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Plot 16,
Row 7, Grave 18 |
|
Name |
HINDLE, Thomas |
| Number |
929929 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Unknown |
| Arrived |
11 February 1941 |
| Departed |
11 May 1941 |
| Notes |
Commissioned, Mar
1942; shot down & KIA with 260 Sqn, 31 May 1942; remembered
on Column 247 of the Alamein Memorial |
|
Name |
HOARE, Reginald Merrick 'Reggie' |
| Number |
108809 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer, Flying
Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Manadon, Devon,
22 June 1918 |
| Arrived |
22 April 1942 |
| Departed |
1 April 1943 (att
91 Sqn, 26 March-1 April 1943) |
| Notes |
Shot down by Flak
on attachment to 91 Sqn and captured, 1 April 1943; died 2005 |
|
Name |
HOGARTH, Rycherde Henry Wilshere 'Dickie' |
|
Number |
117493 |
|
Rank |
Pilot
Officer, Flying Officer |
|
Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Oxford, 29 October
1921 |
| Arrived |
24 June 1942 |
| Departed |
18 July 1943 |
| Notes |
KIA 18 July 1943,
aged 21; son of Rev Dr Oswald J. & of Violet E. Hogarth
of Maritzburg, Natal, South Africa; buried in Abbeville Communal
Cemetery Extension, Somme, France, Plot 6, Row C, Grave 7 |
|
Name |
HOGG, Ralph Vincent |
| Number |
754794 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
West Hartlepool,
Durham, 18 April 1916 |
| Arrived |
4 November 1940 |
| Departed |
10 December 1940 |
| Notes |
FTR/KIFA, 10 December
1940, aged 24; son of James W. & Mary C. Hogg of West Hartepool,
Co. Durham; remembered on Panel 15 of the Runnymede Memorial |
| Name |
HOLLOW, Robert Keith |
| Number |
408843 |
| Rank |
Flying Officer |
| Nationality |
Australian |
| Born |
Rutherglen
Victoria, Australia, 10 February 1914 |
| Arrived |
25 October 1942 |
| Departed |
28 November 1942 |
| Notes |
Commissioned Mar
1942; discharged at own request, Oct 1945; died Bendigo VIC,
24 Jan 2006 |
| Name |
HONE, Douglas Harold |
| Number |
80816 |
| Rank |
Flying Officer,
Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Kensington, 30 September
1917 |
| Arrived |
23 May 1942 |
| Departed |
30 August 1943 |
| Decorations |
AE (1945) |
| Notes |
Remained in RAF
after war & retired September 1975, retaining Flt Lt; died
Debden, Suffolk, 24 October 2003 |
| Name |
HOOD, Hilary Richard Lionel 'Robin' |
| Number |
26110 |
| Rank |
Squadron Leader |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Paddington,
London, 13 May 1908 |
| Arrived |
20 April 1940 |
| Departed |
5 September 1940 |
| Decorations |
DFC (1940) |
| Notes |
Graduated from Cranwell,
Jan 1929; OC 41 Sqn, 20 Apr-5 Sep 1940; KIA 5 September 1940,
aged 32; son of John L. B. & Helene M. Hood, nee Lessels;
remembered on Panel 4 of the Runnymede Memorial |
| Name |
HOOD, Patrick |
| Number |
115166 |
| Rank |
Flying Officer,
Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Unknown;
believed Lambeth, 1911 |
| Arrived |
ca 17 October 1943
(first mentioned in ORB on this date) |
| Departed |
ca 10 January 1944
(last mentioned
in ORB on this date) |
| Notes |
Commissioned November
1941 |
| Name |
HOPE, Alan |
| Number |
1526844 |
| Rank |
Flight Sergeant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Warrington,
Cheshire, 4 October 1922 |
| Arrived |
6 May 1943 |
| Departed |
ca 11 November 1943
(Last mentioned in ORB on this date) |
| Notes |
Died Luton, Bedforshire,
26 November 1972 |
| Name |
HOPKINSON, Harry |
| Number |
754511 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Thurnscoe, Yorkshire,
4 August 1920 |
| Arrived |
23 December 1940 |
| Departed |
26 May 1941 |
| Decorations |
DSO (1944) |
| Notes |
Commissioned Jan
1942; retired as Flt Lt, Aug 1963, retaining Sqn Ldr |
|
Name |
HOWITT, Isaac Edward 'Ted' |
| Number |
580341 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Grantham, Lincolnshire,
24 December 1911 |
| Arrived |
8 August 1937 |
| Departed |
15 December 1940 |
| Notes |
Commissioned Oct
1941; released 1945; emigrated to Canada, 1949; died Toronto,
Canada, August 2004 |
|
Name |
HUGO, Petrus Hendrik 'Dutch' |
| Number |
41848 |
| Rank |
Squadron Leader |
| Nationality |
South African |
| Born |
Pampoenpoort, Cape
Province, South Africa, 20 December 1917 |
| Arrived |
24 November 1941 |
| Departed |
12 April 1942 |
| Decorations |
DFC (1940), 1st
Bar to DFC (1941), DSO (1942), 2nd Bar to DFC (1943), DFC [USA],
1944 |
| Notes |
OC 41 Sqn, 24 Nov
1941-12 Apr 1942; retired as Sqn Ldr, retaining Gp Capt, Feb
1950; died Victoria West, Karoo, 6 June 1986 |
|
Name |
HUNT, Leonard |
| Number |
1164098 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Birmingham, Warwickshire,
14 May 1914 |
| Arrived |
12 July 1941 |
| Departed |
16 September 1941 |
| Notes |
KIFA, 16 September
1941, aged 27; son of Ethelbert & Alice Hunt of Handsworth,
Birmingham; buried in Section C, Grave 4303 of Handsworth Cemetery,
Birmingham, Warwickshire |
|
Name |
HUTCHINS,
Eric William |
| Number |
1203927 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Kings Norton, Worcestershire,
5 May 1915 |
| Arrived |
11 November 1941 |
| Departed |
ca 4 July 1942 (last
mentioned on this date) |
| Notes |
Commissioned Apr 1943; relinquished commission
Nov 1960, retaining Flt Lt |
|
Name |
HYDE, Geoffrey Cockayne |
| Number |
37403 |
| Rank |
Squadron Leader |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Ecclesall Bierlow,
Yorkshire, date unknown 1915 |
| Arrived |
28 July 1942 |
| Departed |
19 August 1942 |
| Notes |
OC 41 Sqn, 28 Jul-19
Aug 1942; hit by AA/KIA during Dieppe landings (Operation
Jubilee), 19 August 1942, aged 27; husband of Pamela H.
Hyde of Elford, Staffordshire; buried in Dieppe Canadian War
Cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France, Grave D. 34 |
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