Thompson, Edward Claude
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Edward Claude |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Claude and Maude Australia Thompson of Narrogin, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE703 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 458. |
Epitaph | LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW YOU. FAREWELL, "SNOW" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415909 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Walton Park, Sale, Greater Manchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Plaque & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In honour of those Allied Airmen whose aircraft crashed on this site 3rd August 1943 |
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-08-1943 |
End Date | 04-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | An engine failed and the aircraft crashed into Walton Road in Sale, Cheshire |