House, Terence Cornelius
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Terence Cornelius |
Surname | House |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas George and Mabel House, of Barry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA574 |
Markings | LK-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barry (Merthyr Dyfan) Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 220. |
Epitaph | TO THE WORLD, AN AIRMAN TO US, THE WORLD, WE WILL REMEMBER HIM. SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 184 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1424247 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2101/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-01-1945 |
End Date | 26-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Port outer engine failed at 5000' while NW of York. Attempts to feather the engine failed and the wing then caught fire and unexpectedly sheared off. Crashed SW of Selby, only two of the crew having made their escape. |