Hayhurst, Thomas Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Stanley |
Surname | Hayhurst |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Lena Hayhurst, of Salford, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB405 |
Markings | PH-H Hellzapoppin |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beauchery Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1-3. |
Epitaph | IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH |
Ribbon Stone | 0833 (Block 10, Column 4, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1495341 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield Memorial Walk, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Thomas Stanley Hayhurst Flight Engineer JB 405 PH-H Lancaster 12 Sqdn K.I.A Mally-le Camp 4th May 1944 we owe our freedom to your courage we will remember you |
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | F/E Thomas S. Hayhurst JB405 PH-H 12 Sqn We owe our freedom to your courage |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Beauchery-St-Martin after being intercepted by a night fighter |