Skimins, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Skimins |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
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Date of Death | 10-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Hughina Skimins, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Glasgow (Lambhill) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 1. Grave 685. |
Epitaph | SOME MAY FORGET YOU NOW YOU ARE GONE BUT I WILL REMEMBER NO MATTER HOW LONG |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 242 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1573468 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | Lindholme |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
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Reason for Loss | Accidental death, was drowned whilst trying to swim across Lindholme Lake near Hatfield with two other RAF airmen. (Yorkshire Post, 23 August 1944) |