Deacon, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Deacon |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Rebecca Deacon, of Myshall, Co. Carlow, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB275 |
Markings | OF-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. G. 2. |
Epitaph | THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT PSALM XXIII.1 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 975224 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1943 |
End Date | 21-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig. 358 Lancasters, 16 Lost (4.5%). Weather conditions were poor and bombing was very scattered. No local report is available but it is unlikely that significant damage was caused. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Falkenberg, Germany |