Pearce, Thomas Robert Arthur Dalton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Robert Arthur Dalton |
Surname | Pearce |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8742 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 18. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 224 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 564385 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Place Saint Martin, Sugny, Namur Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone, metal sculptures & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | A la Mémoire des aviateurs anglaise tombés Le 14 mai 1940 à Sugny - Blenheim L8742 of 21 Sqn RAF |
Location | N810 close to Belgian/French border |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal sculpture |
Memorial Text |
Location | "La Grève" (in woods 200M from the N180) |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed slate memorial stone |
Memorial Text |
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2091 (P352059/40 Part A) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-05-1940 |
End Date | 14-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Raid on Sedan |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by fighters. Lost without trace, possibly over the Ardennes |