Murton, Thomas Dudley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Dudley |
Surname | Murton |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dudley Arthur Murray Murton and Ethel Mary Murton, of Tatura, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ652 |
Markings | -Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 325. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 77 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 430628 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Middleton by Youlgrave, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington Bomber RAF no BJ652 which crashed at Smerrill on January 21st 1944 |
Location | St. Edward the Confessor Church, Leek, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stencilled Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of Wellington BJ652 21/01/44 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-01-1944 |
End Date | 21-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Church Broughton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Advised to return because of deteriorating weather, the Wellington was last plotted over Gainsborough. It later crashed into a hillside near Middleton-by-Youlgrave in the Derbyshire Peak District having not heard the broadcast |