Thornton, William Christopher
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Christopher |
Surname | Thornton |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Nicholas Thornton and of Johanna Thornton (Nee Cummins), of Cashel, Co. Tipperary, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG396 |
Markings | KM-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Svino Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 93. |
Epitaph | SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1521062 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/452/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/452/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-03-1945 |
End Date | 07-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Spilsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Sassnitz |
Reason for Loss | Lost over the Baltic during this attack on a small port on Rugen Island off German's northern coast |