Thompson, Douglas Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Stanley |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander G. Thompson and Emily Thompson, of Walsall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | LW344 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Walsall (Ryecroft) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 1. Grave 69. |
Epitaph | LOVED IN LIFE HONOURED IN DEATH OURS TO REMEMBER WHEN OTHERS FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 338267 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-09-1944 |
End Date | 02-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Flew into a thunderstorm and iced up. Fell, out of control, on Little Casterton, east of Oakham, Rutland |