Beecher, Thomas Francis
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Francis |
Surname | Beecher |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Ward Beecher and Annie Amelia Beecher. Husband of Brenda Joyce Beecher, of Lindenow, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM115 |
Markings | DX-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IVa. F. 18. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 410208 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lage Mierdesweg, Oud Turnhout, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1944 |
End Date | 22-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Synthetic oil plant at Wesseling |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Oud Turnhout (Antwerp) |