Dakin, Thomas Dunbar
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Dunbar |
Surname | Dakin |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dr. Warren A. Dakin, M.D., and Areta Hope Dakin, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Airspeed Oxford I |
Serial Number | AT659 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Scampton (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Old Part. Grave 32. |
Epitaph | OUR DEAR TOMMY LOVED AND REMEMBERED ALWAYS. THE FAMILY, REGINA, CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 26 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/94887 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1518 Flt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Dakin Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12852 (P367080/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-03-1942 |
End Date | 23-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | At 1440 the Oxford flew into high-tension wires and crashed near Pickerings farm south of the airfield. |