Archibald, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Archibald |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 13-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Janet Archibald. Husband of Perla Doris Archibald, of North Sydney, New South Wales. Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB865 |
Markings | KN-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barmby-on-the-Moor (St. Catherine's) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | DEEPLY MOURNED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412606 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Squadron Motto | Esse potius quam videri (To be, rather than to seem) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/29 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/28 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1943 |
End Date | 13-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 572 aircraft, 34 losses (5.9%). Near-perfect PFF marking lead to highly concentrated bombing and a significant improvement on the three preceding recent raids on Duisburg. The centre and port areas of the city were badly damaged, including four of the August Thyssen steel plants. Such was the success of this raid that no further raids were planned on Duisburg for some time. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed ESE of Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire |