Burgess, Thomas James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas James |
Surname | Burgess |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick James Burgess and Josephine Margaret Burgess, of Mentone, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND564 |
Markings | EM-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clichy Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 16. Row 14. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | HIS COUNTRY CAME FIRST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 409663 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 207 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Bottesford during WW2 |
Location | X, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed group of Memorial Stones with adjacent info board |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Spilsby and of 10 Sqn Armourers killed in an accident on 10th April 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Spilsby during WW2 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Waddington between 1 November 1940 and 18th November 1941 |
Location | Harby Rd, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Langar during WW2 |
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque & Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and a memorial to the personnel of 207 Sqn RAF who were killed flying from RAF Langar during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1235/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1235/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1944 |
End Date | 21-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Spilsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | La Chapelle- to bomb railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by nightfighter ace Hptm. Martin Drewes, his 20th confirmed victory. This victory was also claimed by a Flak battery but Drewes' claim was confirmed on 6 July 1944. |