Thompson, Desmond Lewis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Desmond Lewis |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Walter and Margaret Adelaide Thompson, of Onehunga, Auckland New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF467 |
Markings | AA-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Svino Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413152 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 75 (NZ) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/646/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/646/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1943 |
End Date | 29-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Mining in the Radish region |
Reason for Loss | Hit by marine flak and crashed in the Baltic off Lolland island |