Routledge, Thomas Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas Anthony |
Surname | Routledge |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Routledge, of Pershore. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED995 |
Markings | PH-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pershore Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot S.R. Grave 29. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS; THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1178835 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Failed to plug in his oxygen supply at 25,000 feet on the return leg and died on anoxia |