Thackray, Noel William Faulkner
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Noel William Faulkner |
Surname | Thackray |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Alfred Teague Thackray and Adele Knight Thackray. Husband of Phyllis Mary Thackray, of Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL639 |
Markings | JI-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. E. 6-8. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF PHYLLIS, LOVING FATHER OF ANN. THY WILL BE DONE |
Ribbon Stone | 1132 (Block 103, Column 3, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 252 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 409973 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Remembering six crew of Lancaster LL639 514 Sqn killed on 11/4/44 |
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Sgt. Eddy Humes was the sole survivor but sustained multiple breaks to one leg and spent time in several German hosptials before becoming a PoW. He became a school teacher when demobilised. He unveiled the memorial near the crash site on 11 July 1998. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1944 |
End Date | 12-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Aachen. 352 aircraft- 9 Lancasters Lost (2.6%). An accurate raid which caused widespread damage to the centre of Aachen including a complete break-down of the air-raid defences in the city. Significant infrastructural damage was caused including roads, railways and electrical power. 1542 deaths on the ground. |
Reason for Loss | Lost over the target area |