Pratt, Thomas Pinckney
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Pinckney |
Surname | Pratt |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Bell Pratt, and of Elizabeth Pratt, of Frizington, Cumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD971 |
Markings | EA-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot K. Row 3. Grave 49. |
Epitaph | REQUIESCAT IN PACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 45376 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1941 |
End Date | 29-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the North Sea after being attacked by a night fighter off the Dutch coast |