Thompson, C. Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | C. Bruce |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Russell E. and Jessie Thompson, of Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Jean Thompson, of Fort Erie. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling IV |
Serial Number | LK131 |
Markings | NF-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gilze-en-Rijen (Gilze) Roman Catholic Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 14. |
Epitaph | TOO FAR AWAY FOR SIGHT OR SPEECH BUT NOT FOR THOUGHT TO REACH. LYNN & JEAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/29675 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Appears to have been flying as a second air bomber even though his regular trade was air gunner |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 01-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Gerrit 1, for Holland |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed near the airfield at Gilze en Rijen, WNW of Tilburg, Holland |