Lunn, Thomas Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Reginald |
Surname | Lunn |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Dorothy Annie Lunn, of Midway, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK712 |
Markings | HA-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Langdorp Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY SWEET AND TRUE FROM THOSE WHO THOUGHT SO MUCH OF YOU |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 201 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1167033 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | ter hoogte van Grote Meur, Aarschot, Vlaams-Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Ter herdenking aan de 8 RAF vliegeniers die op 22 juni 1943 in hun Short Stirling BK 712 boven langdorps grondgebied werden neergeschoten en hier begraven liggen |
Location | Donkweg (Cemetery), Langdorp (Aarscot), Vlaams-Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal tablet |
Memorial Text | Op deze plaats stortte op 22 juni 1943 een Short Stirling van 218 RAF (gold Coast) Squadron neer |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld. 705 aircraft, 44 losses (6.2%) with night-fighters counting for most of the losses (the night was moonlit). PFF marking was near-perfect (using Oboe). A large fire in the centre of Krefeld raged unchecked for many hours. Over 5500 houses destroyed, 1056 people killed and 72000 bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Langdorp, Belgium |