Hamilton, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Hamilton |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Kelly Hamilton, of Irvine, Ayrshire. Husband of Margaret Dunlop Hamilton, of Kilwinning, Ayrshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF962 |
Markings | BQ-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension |
Grave Reference | Plot 8. Row B. Coll. grave 1-8. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER (Poem - For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 44 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1826261 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 31-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Agenville |
Reason for Loss | Crashed during an attack on a V2 storage site, crashing at L'Etoile on the river Somme |