Bickers, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Bickers |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Bickers. Husband of Ethel Bickers. of Collyhurst, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4124 |
Markings | KM-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 24. D. 1. |
Epitaph | LOVE WILL HOLD YOUR MEMORY DEAR THROUGH EVERY DAY AND EVERY YEAR. WIFE AND SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 521924 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt. Wolfrat Bauer of 7./NJG1) and crashed 0026 close to Leer. |