Thompson, Onslow Waldo
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Onslow Waldo |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 01-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Waldo Samuel and Ethel Annie Thompson, of Waipiro Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. Husband of Joyce Thompson, of Camberwell, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK338 |
Markings | GB-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | War Graves Plot. Grave 39. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 401791 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-05-1943 |
End Date | 01-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Eindhoven. Probably a marking exercise for a raid on the Philips factory which was abandoned due to cloud cover |
Reason for Loss | Crashed shortly after takeoff, about 1 mile west of the airfield |