Thompson, Frederick Denzil James
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Frederick Denzil James |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC* |
Date of Death | 12-03-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7617 |
Markings | MG-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Minaucourt Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4-6. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS REMEMBERED WITH LOVE BY MOTHER, FATHER BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 120392 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/4 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-03-1943 |
End Date | 12-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (33% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 314 aircraft, 11 losses (3.5%). PFF claimed accurate marking but the Germans used decoy markers for the first time. Consequently, most of the bombs fell on open countryside. |
Reason for Loss | Came down at Minaucourt, France |