Newby, Thomas Edgar
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas Edgar |
Surname | Newby |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Leo and Ella Newby, of Cardiff. Husband of Phyllis Muriel Newby, of Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ674 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJ. Grave 65. |
Epitaph | YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, I WILL FEAR NO EVIL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 78 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 759096 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/33 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/32 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2337. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 0240 at Vierlingsbeek on the west bank of the River Maas, Holland |