Theedom, Victor Albert Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Victor Albert Edward |
Surname | Theedom |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward and Eleanor Edith Theedom, of Shoeburyness. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK743 |
Markings | NF-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | South Shoebury (St. Andrew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 252 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1464853 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1944 |
End Date | 08-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Tybalt 3 and Thersites 4, for Belgium |
Reason for Loss | Returned after the operation but crashed at Tetworth Hill near Bedford |