Armstrong, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Armstrong |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Ethel Armstrong, of Willington Quay, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1455 |
Markings | WS-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tonder Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave A. M. 37. 7. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 637491 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
All were buried with full military honours, but not until 23rd Oct 1941. A Wehrmacht band attended as well as Danish personnel |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8450 (P361537/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/14 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-08-1941 |
End Date | 20-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been hit by flak at 0035 hrs and crashed just off the Danish coast |