Thompson, Fairfield
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Fairfield |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson, of Belfast. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7815 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Belfast (Dundonald) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F.6. Grave 514. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1354657 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-09-1942 |
End Date | 14-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 23:31. Turned back with a faltering port engine. Stalled whilst turning finals and spun, bursting into flames on impact at 2340 hrs. There were no survivors. The aircraft remains were guarded by a fire picquet and at 03.20 hrs in the morning there was an explosion which killed LAC Ward who is buried at Fradley and three others who are buried elsewhere. |