Hurst, Tom
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Tom |
Surname | Hurst |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar James Hurst, M.A., and Elizabeth Hurst, of Purley, Surrey. Awarded King's Gold Medal, R.A.F. College, Cranwell. 1938. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | K9485 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bouillon Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | North-west part. |
Epitaph | DESTROYED A GERMAN CONVOY AT BOUILLON 12TH MAY 1940 BUT WAS SHOT DOWN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 187 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 33388 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Route de Christ, Bouillon, Luxembourg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stencilled metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Ville de Bouillon – RAF – Fairey BATTLE K9485 GB- No. 105 Squadron + P/O T. HURST KIA, Sgt W. ANNING KIA, LAC C. WELLS, 12 Mai 1940, 49°47’43”N/05°04’35”E |
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Villeneuve-les-Vertus |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Troop formations between Bouillon and Sedan |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by ground fire, crashing on a hillside near Bouillon |