Butterley, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Butterley |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy and Harriet Amelia Butterley. Husband of Marjorie Grace Butterley, of North End, Portsmouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1538 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Portsmouth (Kingston) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 56 (Haskell). Row 8. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (Extract from For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
Ribbon Stone | 1141 (Block 103, Column 5, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1336746 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 28 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt T.Butterley Wellington R1538 30.1.43 |
Location | St. Edward the Confessor Church, Leek, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stencilled Wood Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of crew members of Wellington R1538 who were killed when the aircraft crashed on 30th January 1943 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1943 |
End Date | 30-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wymeswold |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Wymeswold at 1900 hrs for a Training Flight, aircraft crashed at 0215 hrs at Cellarhead 5 miles NE of Stoke on Trent |