Roch, Thomas Reginald Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Reginald Frederick |
Surname | Roch |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Roch of Waterstone. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1767 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Honeyborough Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 82. |
Epitaph | IN REMEMBRANCE OF A LOVING SON & BROTHER. WE LOVED THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVED THEE BEST (from the hymn "The Christian's Goodnight" by Sarah Doudney) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 91 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 921751 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Town War Memorial, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Plaques & Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of RAF Airmen involved in plane crashes in or near Chatteris 1939-45 / Remembering the crew of Wellington R1767, 25 OTU 10 Sept. 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8976 (P362166/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1941 |
End Date | 10-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Night cross-country |
Reason for Loss | Pilot believed to have been dazzled by searchlight before the aircraft crashed at Chatteris, Cambs |