Thurlow, John Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Robert |
Surname | Thurlow |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Horace and Marjorie Eileen Thurlow, of Hollyburn, British Columbia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED556 |
Markings | HW-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. F. 9. |
Epitaph | BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17471 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Rucphen, Holland |