Gallant, Thomas Cyril
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Cyril |
Surname | Gallant |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arson Victor and Sarah Alice Gallant, of Stephenville, Newfoundland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | R9584 |
Markings | ZT-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lossiemouth Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Grave 1083. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM. AMEN (From the Eternal Rest Prayer) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 38 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 798515 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Newfoundland |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8132 (P361153/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-08-1941 |
End Date | 07-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into high ground between Little Drum Loin & Little Garvoun, about 6 miles southwest of Tomintoul, believed to be following failure of one engine |