Johnstone, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Johnstone |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert William Johnstone and of Mary Helen Johnstone (Nee Kelly), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK205 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 30. |
Epitaph | ALL HE HAD HE GAVE TO SAVE MANKIND; HIMSELF HE SCORNED TO SAVE "FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/23738 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1943 |
End Date | 04-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed shortly after take-off |