Thomson, Arthur Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Anthony |
Surname | Thomson |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Martha Thomson, of Eastbourne, Sussex, England. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8985 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. E. 10. |
Epitaph | IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF OUR ONLY SON. TO WHERE HE WAITS WE COME GENTLY ON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1281923 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1941 |
End Date | 08-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Rover patrol- Munster as objective |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Haastrecht, Holland |