Fazakerley, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Fazakerley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Fazakerley and Margaret Eleanor Fazakerley (née Fell), of Church View, Finshthwaite, Newby Bridge, Ulverston, Lancs. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED435 |
Markings | EA-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Raalte General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 6. |
Epitaph | FATHER, IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING, LEAVE WE NOW OUR LOVED ONE SLEEPING (Extract from the Hymn - Now The Laborer's Task is O'er) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 34 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 614144 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born June 1919, Finshthwaite, Lancs. His father Henry died on 3 January 1925 aged 67 and his mother Margaret died on 15 May 1955 in Blackburn. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1943 |
End Date | 30-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak over Berlin when some of crew bailed out as ordered. Control regained but shot down by night fighter flown by Hptm. Herbert Lutje of 8./NJG1 and crashed at Nieuw Heeten, Holland at 04.27 hrs. |