Ellis, Thomas Oscar Eldred
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Oscar Eldred |
Surname | Ellis |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertie Eldred Ellis and Daisy Magdalene Ellis. Husband of Helen Patricia Ellis, of Edgware, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB743 |
Markings | CA-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. G. 23. |
Epitaph | LIFE IS ETERNAL; AND LOVE IS IMMORTAL; AND DEATH IS ONLY A HORIZON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 153237 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 189 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fulbeck |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Heidelsheim. |