Armstrong, Thomas James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas James |
Surname | Armstrong |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of W. Fredrick and Barbara I. Armstrong. Husband of Mary Vivian Armstrong, of Nevada Valley, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | DV736 |
Markings | -F2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. B. 8. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/77407 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Dilsen, near Genk in Belgium |