Thompson, Ronald Norman
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ronald Norman |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Norman and Winifred Thompson, of Scarborough, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD824 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 39. |
Epitaph | DEAR IS THE MEMORY, SILENTLY KEPT, OF ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 999498 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11993 (P365940/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1942 |
End Date | 07-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Mine laying, Frisians |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Me109 in a daylight Mine laying operation aimed at hindering German warships |