Childs, Thomas Harry
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Thomas Harry |
Surname | Childs |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 17-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and May Childs, of Chelmsford, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Prefailles Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 41. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 906929 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 98 |
Trade | Ground Staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
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Reason for Loss | On the 17/06/1940 the RMS Lancastria was bombed and sunk in St Nazaire while taking part in Operation Ariel- the evacuation of British nationals and troops from France two weeks after the Dunkirk evacuation. The victim is one of the ninety six members from 98 squadron. |