Rich, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Rich |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-04-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF447 |
Markings | HA-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | A. 11. 5. |
Epitaph | TOM SON OF EDWARD AND J.W. RICH OF LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND. HE GAVE HIS LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 658035 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Kærgaard, Tamdrup Kirkevej 7, 8700 Horsens, Vrønding, Midtjylland Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | Til minde om allierede flyvere. Som omkom om her ved nedstyrtning den 29 April 1943 |
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 27/1351/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1943 |
End Date | 29-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Sweet Pea region |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Vroending, Denmark |