Sumner, Thomas Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Leslie |
Surname | Sumner |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick John and Alice Sumner, of Pontefract. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NR241 |
Markings | MH-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pontefract Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. X. Grave 1277. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR SON. HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1897833 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/493/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/493/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-11-1944 |
End Date | 18-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Münster. 479 aircraft, 2 losses. The bombing was not concentrated, with most areas of the town receiving some hits. The death toll was 138. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 578 Sqn Halifax (MZ559 LK-K) while preparing to land back to base. Both crashed at Camblesforth, SSE of Selby, Yorkshire |