Johnson, Thomas Frederick Edward
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Frederick Edward |
Surname | Johnson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 05-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Arthur and Dorothy Annie Kate Johnson. Husband of Annie Kathleen Johnson, of Bisley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4929 |
Markings | GP-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Woking (St. John's) Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 145822 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Remote location, Fan Foel, Carmarthanshire, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1661 HCU Lancaster W4929 which crashed in poor weather on 5th September 1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
Thomas Johnson was never known by his first name. To his family he was ‘Boyk’, his wife called him ‘Johnnie’ and even his mother called him ‘Bill’. To his friends he was ‘Tich’ given his small size. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-09-1943 |
End Date | 05-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 2320 over the Brecon Beacons at Trecastle in a storm |