Date of birth:

December 21st, 1914 (Knighton/Radnorshire/Wales, Great Britain)

Date of death:

July 24th, 1940

Nationality:

British

Servicenumber 70898.
After having graduated from school, Jack Hamar was employed in his family’s business. He loved motorcycle and car racing.
1938 he joined the RAFVR, he was drafted into the RAF in 1939 and posted to 151 Squadron, leaving for France in the spring of 1940 and scored four victories. After the fall of France he returned to England with the squadron.
July 24th, he and a few other pilots took off from North Weald in bad weather to identify an airplane over Felixstowe. The airplane was identified as friendly. On the return flight to base, as a result of a manoeuvre, Hamar’s airplane got into a stall and crashed, fatally injuring him. He was buried at Kingston’s cemetery.

Promotions:
July 9th, 1938: Pilot Officer (probation)
May 16th, 1940: Pilot Officer.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Pilot Officer

Awarded on:

July 30th, 1940

Citation:
“This officer has participated in all operational and most of the patrol flights undertaken by his squadron. He has shown coolness and courage of a high order, and has personally destroyed six enemy aircraft."

Since deceased.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

With "BATTLE OF BRITAIN" clasp

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - The London Gazette Issue 34910 published on the 30 July 1940
  - Morton and Eden
  - Roll of Honour
  - FROM CAMEL TO HAWK - A Diary History of 151(F) Squadron RAF