Ormerod, Tom Lawrence
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Tom Lawrence |
Surname | Ormerod |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Margaret Ormerod, of Carlisle. Husband of Isabel Mary Ormerod, of Carlisle. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED931 |
Markings | DX-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10A. M. 12. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING AND PROUD MEMORY OF A DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND AND ONLY SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1530815 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lowther Street, Congregational Church, Carlisle, Cumbria |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | In honoured memory of Lawrence Ormorod Sgt RAFVR who gave his life while on active service in WWII, July 29/30 1943 Aged 26 years. |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1943 |
End Date | 30-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter and exploded, the wreckage crashing at Tostedt in Lower Saxony |