Moore, Thomas Watson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Watson |
Surname | Moore |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Dorothy Moore, of High Howdon, Wallsend, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB658 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. H. 20. |
Epitaph | YEARS HAVE PASSED, HOW LONG IT SEEMS BUT IN OUR HEARTS HIS FACE STILL BEAMS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 75 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1081184 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
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 | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak on the approach to Berlin, crashing in open country at Doberitz |