Priest, Thomas Findlay
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Thomas Findlay |
Surname | Priest |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Arthur and May Priest. Husband of Eileen Florence Priest, of Brentford, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE286 |
Markings | EQ-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 66. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 87 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 88037 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-01-1942 |
End Date | 11-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace with crew of four |