Rogers, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Rogers |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Arthur and Laura Rogers, of Mapperley, Nottingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9212 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. B. 23. |
Epitaph | YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED O Valiant Hearts by John Stanhope Arkwright |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 955269 |
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 81/10217 (P363680/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-11-1941 |
End Date | 09-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Cologne |