Akenhead, Thomas Skilbeck
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Skilbeck |
Surname | Akenhead |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Skilbeck Akenhead and Isabella Akenhead, of Deneside, Seaham, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG324 |
Markings | CF-L2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 30. B. 3. |
Epitaph | SWEET ARE THE MEMORIES SILENTLY KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NOT FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 164761 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Dessau |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1701hrs. Crashed at 2045hrs at Verse Talsperre, 6km ESE from Ludenschied. |