Laing, Thomas Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Charles |
Surname | Laing |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick William James Laing and Ada Naomi Laing, of Roath, Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME593 |
Markings | UL-T2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. E. 6. |
Epitaph | INTO THE MOSAIC OF VICTORY WAS LAID THIS PRECIOUS PIECE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 61 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 135875 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
Buried some distance from his fellow crew. It is thought that his remains were discovered by an American graves investigation unit. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 28-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Lost over the Berlin area |