Basic Details
Surname
Hannam
Forenames
Ian Charles
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide his service and burial details. He was educated at Rishworth School and is commemorated on their memorial as well (IWM 2631) and in Halifax (IWM 2689). He worked for the Halifax Building Society before enlisting in 1939, initially into the infantry before transferring to the Army Air Corps. His cousin, David Hanson, also died in WW2 and he is also commemorated on a gravestone at Heywood Chapel (IWM 90344).
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Holland
Town of death
Arnhem
Country of burial
Holland
Town of burial
Oosterbeck
Cemetery
War Cemetery
Year of death
1944
Month of death
September
Day of death
19
Age at death
25
Manner of death as stated
Killed in Action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action