Brocklehurst, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Brocklehurst |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Brocklehurst (née Ash), of 35 Brownhill Lane, Holmfirth, Yorkshire. Husband of Clara Emily (Ruby) Brocklehurst (née Johnson). Father of Thomas Barry Brocklehurst. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED805 |
Markings | EA-S S-Sugar |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 289. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 517587 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as Brock to his fellow airmen |
Also commemorated on a plaque outside Holmfirth Memorial Hospital, West Yorkshire - Thomas’s home town. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-08-1943 |
End Date | 18-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Peenemunde (Operation Hydra, part of Operation Crossbow - Destruction of the V2) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Baltic |