Burgess, Thomas Oakley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Oakley |
Surname | Burgess |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 06-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Henry and Bertha Emily Burgess, of Mitcham, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5360 |
Markings | PH-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Guilers Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | A DEPARTURE TO MAKE REUNION DEARER. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 551290 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7423 (P360306/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1941 |
End Date | 07-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Guilers (Finistere), 7 km NW of Brest. |