Beament, Thomas Hubert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Hubert |
Surname | Beament |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Hollingshead Beament and Harriet Ann Beament. Husband of Gwendoline Janette Beament, of Cowley, Oxford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3694 |
Markings | SR-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Charleroi Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row U Grave 18. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1166172 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 101 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lime Grove Methodist Church, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Shield |
Memorial Text | In memory of S.O. Tom Beament R.A.F. Killed on active service April 16th. 1942 |
Location | St. Mary & St. Peter's Church, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Standard & Roll of Honour in wooden bookcase |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | Village Centre, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Brass plaque on adjacent bench |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | The White Hart PH, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal on external wall of PH |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 101 Squadron 1943-45 |
Location | The National Aboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to all those who served on 101 Squadron, and honours those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We will remember you. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13495 (P367838/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/802/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/802/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-04-1942 |
End Date | 16-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund- thick cloud and icing meant that the equivalent of only 8 aircraft loads of bombs hit target, despite 152 sorties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed close to Bastogne, Belgium, just over the Luxembourg border |