Jasper, Thomas William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas William |
Surname | Jasper |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Pooley Jasper and Grace Dorothy Jasper, of Wallington, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | HR216 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15504. |
Epitaph | BILL" A FAIR REMEMBRANCE AND A TENDER PRIDE, TO THEE, O LORD WE COMMIT HIS SPIRIT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 189 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 172618 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 1692 Flt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-04-1945 |
End Date | 19-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- air-to-air firing practice |
Reason for Loss | Approximately 40 minutes into the flight the aircraft was seen in a steep dive. Broke apart and crashed near Walpole St. Andrew near King's Lynn, Norfolk |