Collier, Thomas Phillips
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas Phillips |
Surname | Collier |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Boyer Collier and Mary Collier, of Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG237 |
Markings | CF-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leopoldsburg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | I. B. 6. |
Epitaph | EACH DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER. MUM, DAD AND BROTHER STAN. OLD KILPATRICK, SCOTLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1551018 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-04-1945 |
End Date | 03-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Nordhausen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Leopoldsburg in Belgium on the return leg, a wing breaking off just before the crash. It is possible the Lancaster had suffered flak damage over the target |