Thompson, Thomas Robinson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Robinson |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Edwin and Eva Alice Thompson, of Sheffield. His Brother Ronald Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | AL679 |
Markings | MQ-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sheffield (Intake Village) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. U. Grave 443. |
Epitaph | ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF A.B. RONALD THOMPSON, R.N. BURIED AT SEA 11TH JUNE 1944 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1062688 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1942 |
End Date | 04-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight (operation Dryshod- preparatory training for the imminent invasion of North Africa) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed just off the end of the airfield |