Thomas, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Thomas |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Ernest and Alice Thomas, of Woolwich, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE590 |
Markings | OW- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brussels Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | X. 16. 20. |
Epitaph | WE MISS YOUR SMILE YOUR LOVING WAYS WITH YOU WE SPENT OUR HAPPIEST DAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 252 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1331633 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 759 aircraft, 27 losses (3.6%). This raid was a failure since PFF had great difficulty in marking the target due to two layers of cloud. Decoy fires and markers were also being operated. Bombing was scattered as a result. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a Bf110 night-fighter flown by Oblt. Wilhelm Telge of Stab. II/NJG1 and crashed in a field on the corner of Splitstraat and Verbeetweg in Zemst, NNE of Brussels. |