Sampson, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Sampson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John and Lilian Annie Sampson, of Ashburton, Canterbury New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | MS473 |
Markings | HD-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Plot. Row 4. Grave 72. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411032 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 442 aircraft, 24 losses (5.4%). Decoy markers drew much of the bombing away from the target. Little information available from local sources about the extent of the damage. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the North Sea. The remaining crew became PoW |