Tonks, Harry Gilbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry Gilbert |
Surname | Tonks |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Tonks, of South Yardley, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD859 |
Markings | OL-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. F. 1-4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 956044 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Leroyplein, Munsterbilzen (Bilzen), Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar, memorial stone, propeller unit & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/686/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/686/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1941 |
End Date | 01-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2015hrs. It is believed the aircraft succumbed to night fighter activity, however which exact one there are conflicting reports. At 2247hrs the aircraft crashed at Munsterbilzen, 9km SSE of Genk, Belgium. |