Alexander, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Alexander |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hamilton Blair Alexander and Sarah Alexander, of Edinburgh. Husband of Jessie Wright Alexander, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED629 |
Markings | PH-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. E. 17. |
Epitaph | TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1340990 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Achelsendijk, Neerpelt, Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & stencilled composite plaque |
Memorial Text | In de nacht van 16 op 17 juni 1943 ontpolte boven de Grote Heide Lancaster bommenwerpen ED 629 van hat 12 Sqn RAF. Alle bemanningsleden kwamen hierbij om |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1943 |
End Date | 17-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night-fighter (Lt. Werner Baake, I./NJG1). Crashed at Neerpelt, Belgium |