Roxby, Thomas Francis Maude
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Francis Maude |
Surname | Roxby |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Maude Roxby and of Dorothy Maude Roxby (Nee Pratt). Nephew of Herbert E. M. Roxby, of Wrotham, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV189 |
Markings | BQ-T2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. E. 17. |
Epitaph | I WILL LIFT UP MINE EYES UNTO THE HILLS, FROM WHENCE COMETH MY HELP (Psalm 121:1, KJV) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1396030 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1944 |
End Date | 02-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Outbound, shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Verdan in Lower Saxony |