Murray, Thomas McKay Arnand
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas McKay Arnand |
Surname | Murray |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Elizabeth Murray, of Aberdeen. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM122 |
Markings | UL-X2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. E. 4. |
Epitaph | FONDLY REMEMBERED BY DAD AND WILBERT, 80 UNION STREET, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 77 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1348949 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-11-1944 |
End Date | 03-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | It is believed that a bomb hit the Lancaster while over the target, though it is likely the crash occurred W of the Rhine. |