Martin, Thomas James
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Thomas James |
Surname | Martin |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Daniel and Margaret Lillian Martin, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB227 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 4. A. 3-4. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF THOMAS AND LILLIAN MARTIN OF HALIFAX, CANADA. REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 205 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/22557 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-09-1944 |
End Date | 12-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. One of 47 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Schönwalde, Germany |