Henderson, Thomas Valentine
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Valentine |
Surname | Henderson |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sjt. Piper Thomas Henderson, The Gordon Highlanders, Killed In Action In France, 14Th December, 1917, and of Ethel May Henderson, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | P2121 |
Markings | KM |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. A. 8. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF MY BELOVED SON. "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 565332 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3319 (P354850/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-09-1940 |
End Date | 18-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Antwerpen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed W of Burcht, Antwerpen |