Court, Thomas Roger
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Roger |
Surname | Court |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 09-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Court, and of Emily Court, of Moss Side, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling IV |
Serial Number | LK200 |
Markings | NF-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Den Burg General Cemetery, Texel |
Grave Reference | Plot K. Row 7. Grave 163. |
Epitaph | COURAGE MUST FOLLOW THE BRAVE THO' THE DAWN BE LONG & DARK. MOTHER AND MARJORIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 132022 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-09-1944 |
End Date | 09-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operations Draughts and Backgammon, for Holland |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a balloon cable while flying at 400'. Crashed near De Cocksdorp at the northern tip of Texel, Holland |