Thompson, George Austin
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George Austin |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Henry and Gertrude Maud Mary Thompson, of South Hackney, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB359 |
Markings | ZN-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. G. 8. |
Epitaph | HE LIVETH ON IN THE HIGHER LIFE WHERE WE SHALL MEET AGAIN. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 169311 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1944 |
End Date | 20-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Rheydt |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing in Gelsenkirchen, five miles from Rheydt. Both towns were targeted in the raid |