Thomas, Ernest Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Arthur |
Surname | Thomas |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Arthur Thomas and of Ann Thomas (Nee Taylor). Husband of Joan Valerie Thomas, of Worcester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV239 |
Markings | QR-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. D. 8. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 137365 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-10-1943 |
End Date | 09-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Hannover |
Reason for Loss | Possibly shot down over Germany by Leutnant Kummer of 11/JG301. Crashed onto the Burgfriede allotments bordering the Helmkestrasse at Hannover-Hamholz |