Malvern College Second World War Casualty

P/O. Hugh Cecil Shubra Hordern

House and time at Malvern: 8, 1920 - 1923.

Regiment: R.A.F..
Died: 12 December 1944 aged 38 in England. Car accident.
Cemetery: Woking (St. John'S) Crematorium

Born 26 Mar 1906, Sydney, Australia. Son of Anthony Shubra Hordern & Edith Hordern, Holmwood Lo., Dorking, and 8 Wimbledon Close, SW19.
House Prefect
Stock Exchange
prev. exp. 740 hrs on "Henley, Hart, Demon, Phoenix, Wellington, Harrow, Percival Q.6"
RAFVR 31 Jan 1940 - 27 Jun 1942 (Flt-Lt, 214 Sqn)
ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) 29 Jan 1943 to 7 Apr 1943

He died as a result of a car accident.

Cremation at Woking on Sat Dec 16th 1944.

Memorial photo

References:
Thanks to Terry Mace, via email in Nov 2022, for supplying more details such as his time in the ATA and the cause of his death. Further information on his website.
www.ata-ferry-pilots.org

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