Murlis, Thomas Charles Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Charles Robert |
Surname | Murlis |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas George and Mabel May Caroline Murlis. Husband of Elizabeth Nora Murlis, of Greenford, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE227 |
Markings | EQ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. J. 8. |
Epitaph | TO NORA'S HUSBAND AND JILL'S DADDY. HIS NOT TO REASON WHY, HIS BUT TO DO AND DIE |
Ribbon Stone | 1033 (Block 102, Column 2, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 77 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1286633 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | To honour Sgt T.C.R. Murlis & crew of 408 Sqn |
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1942 |
End Date | 29-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Dudweiler, NE of Saarbrucken |