Identity
Person No.
6964
Service No.
86366
Last Name
First Name
Stephen Guye Hawksworth
Initials
S G H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Spitfire MkVb P8603 was one of 11 taking part in low Ramrod Operation No. 15 against the Alcohol Distillery at Hesdin, 40 miles south east of Le Touquet. 603 Squadron acted as rear supporting wing to 8 Hurricane Fighter Bombers of 607 Squadron (Hornchurch). Over Le Touquet the Squadron were attacked by a number of Me109's and FW 190's, his Spitfire presumed to have crashed into the sea
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Stephen Hawksworth Fawkes and Pauline Louise Fawkes, of Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project