Robinson, Thomas Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Kenneth |
Surname | Robinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Caroline Ellen Robinson, of Conisborough, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7653 |
Markings | DY-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. C. 7-9. |
Epitaph | LOVED AND HONOURED BY HIS SORROWING FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 234 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 568717 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Crossroads of rue Mars aux Frênes & Chaussée de Liège, Hamois, Namur Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone cross & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | Ici sont tombés 4 aviateurs Anglais morts pour la patrie le 28 Avril 1942 Halifax W7653 of 102 Sqn RAF |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as Ken. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13895 (P368251/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-04-1942 |
End Date | 28-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. A successful raid that achieved hits on many different types of target |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on outbound leg and crashed near Ciney, Belgium |