Berwick, Thomas Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Alfred |
Surname | Berwick |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas & Lily May (née Olyer), of Warfelton Crescent, Saltash, Cornwall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED492 |
Markings | WS-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. B. 4-6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1353851 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1923. His father Stanley died on 6 December 1944. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-02-1943 |
End Date | 19-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Marine Flak Abt.282 Batterie at Hooksiel and crashed at 20.45hrs at Schreiersort near Wangerland, North of Jever. |