Roche, Thomas Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Joseph |
Surname | Roche |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Andrew Roche and Catherine Reney Roche (née Foley), of Glen Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED708 |
Markings | ZN |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 180. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 91 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/115295 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 23 Apr 1918 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA. |
Posted into 97 Sqn from ASR Flight at Skeabrae on 4 Jan 1943. Flew 4 operations and was then posted to 106 Sqn on 19 Apr 1943. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-07-1943 |
End Date | 28-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. |