Drennan, Thomas Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Edward |
Surname | Drennan |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Mary Drennan, of Cork, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME453 |
Markings | PO-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. C. 15. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GRANT TO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM. AMEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1903277 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 467 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour remembering all 467 (RAAF) Sqn personnel who failed to return from Ops at RAF Bottesford |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock & Internal inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Clock and inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1978/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1931/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off 1853hrs. Shot down by anti aircraft fire, exploding before crashing near Greven, Germany. Greven is 35 miles SW of Osnabruck. |