Tomlinson, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Tomlinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Emma Tomlinson. Husband of Mary Jane Tomlinson, of Bolsover, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME307 |
Markings | TC-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. D. 2. |
Epitaph | TILL THE DAWN BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY WE WILL REMEMBER HIM. REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2221581 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Germany |