Bown, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Bown |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Mary Kate Bown. Husband of Nancy Hilda Bown, of Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB453 |
Markings | F2-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. F. 9. |
Epitaph | LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE TILL WE MEET AGAIN. ALL AT HOME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1815156 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-12-1944 |
End Date | 13-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 540 aircraft, 6 lost (1.1%). The last sizeable night raid on Essen. A very accurate attack on the Krupps works, it being singled out for discussion by Albert Speer during his post-war interrogations. 463 people were killed and 696 houses destroyed. The high death toll was due, in part, to the prison being hit with the loss of 201 prisoners. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak on the bombing run and exploded, debris falling on the western suburb of Borbeck. |