White, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | White |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Ellen Maud White, of Hayes, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND952 |
Markings | UM-E2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Theillay Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 925205 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-06-1944 |
End Date | 01-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Vierzon |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established. Crashed at Theillay (Loire-et-Cher), a village just to the W of the rail link between Salbris and Vierzon, the latter being in the neighbouring Department of Cher. |