Glenn, Thomas William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas William |
Surname | Glenn |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-11-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | L4194 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vannes (Boismoreau) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Div. B. Row 1. Coll. grave 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 742263 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
The 1947 City of Coventry Roll of the Fallen states 'he went missing on air operations over enemy territory on the 22nd November 1940 and since officially presumed killed'. Thomas was born on 24 February 1914 at Coventry and resided at 339, Woodway Lane, Walsgrave, being employed at British Thompson Houston Ltd. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4301 (P356151/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-11-1940 |
End Date | 23-11-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (47% moon) |
Operation | Minelaying in the Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak and crashed in the sea off Lorient (Morbihan), France. |