Simpson, Theodore Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Theodore Leonard |
Surname | Simpson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard and Emily Lucie Simpson, of Tiverton, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ED555 |
Markings | HW-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eelde General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Grave 1333. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 157319 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1943 |
End Date | 21-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 1746 on 20 Oct 1943. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at 22:25 at Eelderwolde (Drenthe), 5 km New of Eelde, itself 14 km N of Assen, Holland. All seven crew killed |