Thomason, Albert
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Albert |
Surname | Thomason |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh and Edith Thomason, of Farnworth, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | SW245 |
Markings | DX-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 4. Row AA. Grave 22. |
Epitaph | WE LEAVE YOU IN GOD'S KEEPING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1117171 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Believed hit by flak and crashed in the Channel off Dieppe |