Kirkham, Thomas Yarwood
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas Yarwood |
Surname | Kirkham |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy and Jean Kirkham, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His Brother, Ernest Bruce Kirkham, Also Fell. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE906 |
Markings | QO-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 183. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/157559 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
One of the Kirkham brothers who died the same day on the same raid |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1943 |
End Date | 03-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 740 aircraft, 30 losses (4.1%). The raid failed due to a large thunderstorm over the target. Many crews turned back of bombed alternative targets. At least four aircraft were Lost due to icing. No PFF marking took place and bombing was scattered as a result. Many nearby towns were bombed, particularly Elmshorn due to a house being struck by lightning and crews spotting the fire through the clouds. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea |