Clayton, Thomas Roy
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas Roy |
Surname | Clayton |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Grace Clayton. Husband of Helen Grace Clayton, of Kingston, Ontario. Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND468 |
Markings | DX-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Le Vaudoue Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS, SAFE IN HIS LOVING CARE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 626938 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter outbound, crashing at Vaudune, near Melon |