Churn, Thomas Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Bernard |
Surname | Churn |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ronald Cyril and Gertrude Mary Churn, of Beaconsfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN497 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beaconsfield Cemetery, Buckinghamshire |
Grave Reference | Grave 1792. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1586295 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Hall, Westgate, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington LN197, Who gave their lives on Westerhope Moor on the 2nd October 1943, they gave their tomorrow for our today |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-10-1943 |
End Date | 02-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Hampstead Norris |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1101hrs for a cross country exercise. Aircraft flew into poor weather and in steadily worsening visibility crashed at 1226hrs into the side of a hill on Swindhope Common near Westgate, 16 miles SW of Consett, Durham. |