Martin, Thomas Russell
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Russell |
Surname | Martin |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of F. J. Russell Martin and Dorothy Irene Martin, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW583 |
Markings | QO-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wevelgem Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave E. 462. |
Epitaph | TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN, FOR MEMORIES MAKE LOVE ETERNAL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 205 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/12197 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the surviving four members of the crew, two evaded capture and two became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1944 |
End Date | 09-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Haine St Pierre- to attack railway installations. 123 aircraft, 9 losses (7.3%). severe damage to half of the railway yards and engine sheds |
Reason for Loss | Shot about by a night-fighter at 6000' and set ablaze before crashing at Posthoorn, SW of Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium |