Thompson, Thomas Robertson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Robertson |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John George and Margaret Kinloch Thompson, of Greenock. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3675 |
Markings | -W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Greenock Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. M.M. Grave 756. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS AND LOVED BY ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 658101 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1657 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | Adjacent to former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar & inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years and the Men and Women who were stationed at R.A.F. Stradishall and to honour the sacrifices that were made. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-01-1944 |
End Date | 04-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | A tyre burst as the aircraft became airborne. On return, approached too slowly, stalled and dived into woodland NE of Haverhill, Suffolk |