Stubbs, Thomas Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Edward |
Surname | Stubbs |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stubbs, of Brockley, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM465 |
Markings | LS-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 12. C. 3. |
Epitaph | FROM OUR HAPPY HOME AND CIRCLE GOD HAS TAKEN ONE WE LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1805250 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1944 |
End Date | 13-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen. 303 aircraft, 17 losses (6.1%). The first non-communications related raid in some time. This raid was to target the Nordstern synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen, which was close enough to England to allow the new, improved Oboe marking to be used, with great accuracy. Early bombing was exceptionally accurate but as time progressed, the smoke from the raid obscured the target and bombing became less accurate as a result. The German report states that all production ceased at the plant with the loss of 1000 tons of aviation fuel output per day. The report also states that 1500 tons of bombs fell in the compound. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed SW of Meerlo in Limburg, Holland |