Butterfield, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Butterfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Ethel Butterfield, of Leeds. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV334 |
Markings | WS-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 14. Grave 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1233713 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Milton Mausoleum, Milton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Incsribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of most of the crew of Lancaster DV334 - 3rd. December 1943 |
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-12-1943 |
End Date | 03-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Low on fuel and in poor visibility, the aircraft overshot while attempting a landing at Gamston, Nottinghamshire and crashed |