Hill, Thomas Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Arthur |
Surname | Hill |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-07-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ519 |
Markings | LK-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bilston Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G.A. New Part. Grave 4811. 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1535267 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural Location, Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of MZ519 LK-U of 578 Sqn. 6th. July 1944 (Also see Word Doc. |
Location | St. Michael & All Angels Church, Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorabilia Display |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the crew of Halifax MZ519 LK-U of 578 Sqn. 6th. July 1944 |
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Miscellaneous Information
A memorial was unveiled and a copse planted in 1994 at the crash site |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-07-1944 |
End Date | 06-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Croixdalle- to attacked a flying bomb site. Part of a 542 strong bomber force to attack two V-bomb launch sites and two storage depots. The weather conditions were clear and moonlit. All targets were hit. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on homebound leg, south of Farnsfield, NNE of Nottingham |