| Surname: | Hookway |
| Initials: | E J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 5620384 |
| Notes: | CMP. 1 Airborne Div Pro Coy. He was born and resided in Devon and formerly served in the Devonshire Regiment. Killed whilst descending at Arnhem (Pegasus Patrol, page 124) Inscription on gravestone: From sky to earth for liberty fell, he won his angel wings, farewell. Casualty List 1579/31, 1 Airborne Div Pro Coy, missing believed POW, 25/9/1944. Killed in Action. 3/1/49 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal. Address:- not shown. Ernest John Hookway. |
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| Date of Death: | Sept. 18, 1944 |
| Company: | 1 AIRBORNE DIV PRO |
| CWGC Link: | 2644821 |
| Cemetery: | ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY, NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 |
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