Briggs, Thomas Watt
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Watt |
Surname | Briggs |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh and Isabella Briggs. Husband of Christina Shiels Hepburn Briggs, of East Linton, East Lothian. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB420 |
Markings | DX-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Blokzijl General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 133. |
Epitaph | AND WITH THE MORN THOSE ANGEL FACES SMILE WHICH I HAVE LOVED... AND LOST AWHILE (From the Hymn Lead Kindly Light by Saint John Henry Newman) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 55018 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 27/539/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-02-1944 |
End Date | 16-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Blotzijl {Overijssel} on return leg |