Clelland, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Clelland |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh and Christian Clelland, of Dysart. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB245 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kirkcaldy (Hayfield) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Compt. B. Grave 177. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1569956 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Chapel Hill, Darrington, West Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stencilled plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Halifax BB245 and civilians killed on 18th September 1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
Thought to have been caused by the shedding of a propeller blade |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1943 |
End Date | 18-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a row of houses at Womersley Road, Chapel Hill, Darrington, SE of Pontefract. Three houses were destroyed, four civilians killed (all from the Dean family) and a further four injured |