Thomas, Donald Leighton
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Donald Leighton |
Surname | Thomas |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-09-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred John Thomas, and of Bessie Thomas, of Porthcawl, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | K9484 |
Markings | JN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. J. 6. |
Epitaph | GOD GIVES US MEMORIES, THAT WE MAY HAVE ROSES IN DECEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 252 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 545990 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Miscellaneous Information
Four Battles were shot down and a fifth written off after crash-landing |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-09-1939 |
End Date | 30-09-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Ecury-sur-Coole |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance Saarbrucken area |
Reason for Loss | Attacked first by flak and then Me109s |