McGill, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | McGill |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Jane Aitken McGill, of Dunblane, Perthshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6970 |
Markings | DY-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJ. Grave 38. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1365815 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8873 (P362051/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-09-1941 |
End Date | 07-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Huls |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Sambeek, Holland |