Thompson, Alan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alan |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas William Thompson, and of Mary Ann Thompson, of Simonside, South Shields. Husband of Beatrice Thompson, of Simonside. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1622 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | South Shields (St. Simon, Simonside) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 811. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1379144 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8520 (P361615/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-08-1941 |
End Date | 23-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft clipped hangar roof during take-off and then ditched in the nearby Moray Firth |