Thomas, Herbert Percival
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert Percival |
Surname | Thomas |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander Thomas, and of Susan Thomas, of Beckford Kraal, Clarendon, Jamaica. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NN775 |
Markings | JI-F2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 10. F. 1-7. |
Epitaph | SLEEP BELOVED, TAKE THY REST I LOVE THEE WELL, BUT JESUS LOVES THEE BEST. MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 252 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 605706 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Jamaica |
Other Memorials
Location | Pamelenstraat, Glabbeek (Bunsbeek), Vlaams-Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | Tijdens WO II gebeurden er 3 vliegtuig-crashes in Glabbeek. De derde was die van een Lancaster (NN 775) of 514 Sqn, stortte 5 maart 1945 |
Location | Grotestraat, Glabbeek-Zuurbemde, Vlaams Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar, propeller unit & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Ter nagedachtenis van de bemanning van de Britse Lancaster NN 775 |
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
Herbert was of Afro-Caribbean origins |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/48 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1979/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 05-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen- to attack the Consolidation benzol plant using G-H. 170 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 1 lost. G-H techniques used due to complete cloud-cover. The results are unknown. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Bunsbeek, Belgium |