• Messerschmitt Bf 110

Date of death:

April 30th, 1943 (Abu Sueir, Egypt)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Moascar
Plot: 2. Row: A. Grave: 6.

Service number:

745790/113942, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Nationality:

British

John Anthony Hughes-Rees was the son to Anthony Hughes-Rees and Anne Hughes-Rees. He deid of Polio on APril 30th, 1943.

Promotions:
December 1st, 1941: Pilot Officer on probation (emergency);
October 1st, 1942: Flying Officer on probation (war subs.).

Career:
April 1939: Airman under training Pilot;
December 1939: No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School, Cambridge;
?: No. 5 Flying Training School;
September 22nd, 1940: No. 609 Squadron, Middle Wallop;
?: No. 73 Operational Training Unit.

Victories:
September 25th, 1940: Messcerschmitt Bf 110;
October 7th, 1940: Messerschmitt Bf 109;
May 8th, 1941: Messerschmitt Bf 109 (shared);
May 21st, 1940: Messerschmitt Bf 109 (damaged);
Junr 30th, 1940: Messerschmitt Bf 109;
July 8th, 1940: Messerschmitt Bf 109;
July 8th, 1940: Messerschmitt Bf 109 (probably).

Own Aircraft:
Supermarine Spitfire L1008.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

August 8th, 1941

Citation:
"This airman has completed a large number of operational sorties against the enemy and has destroyed at least four of their aircraft. In every engagement he has shown courage and enterprise."

LG 35241/4571.

• - The London Gazette of 8th August 1941, Issue 35241
  - The London Gazette of 20th January 1942, Issue 35426
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 1st December 1942, Issue 35809, dated 4th December 1942
  - Commonwealth Wargraves Commission
  

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Messerschmitt Bf 110