Thomson, David Macnab
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | David Macnab |
Surname | Thomson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Thomson and Marian Cowan Thomson, of Yarraville, Victoria, Australia. Husband of Muriel Joyce Thomson (née Pyke) of Summertown, Oxford. They were married on 10 June 1944, just three weeks before David's death. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW621 |
Markings | DT-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen |
Grave Reference | 8. G. 4. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421118 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 192 |
Squadron Motto | Dare to discover |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary & St. Thomas Aquinus Church, Stella, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Flower Vase |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of P/O Aiston A. and the crew of a Halifax Bomber who gave their lives for King and Country 4th July 1944 |
Location | Juction of High St & Reepham Rd, Foulsham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablets at base of Village Sign |
Memorial Text | Remembering all who served at RAF Foulsham 1942-1947 The airfield lay one mile North of this sign, Units based at Foulsham Airfield, 98 Sqdn 1678 HC Flight RAF, 180 Sqdn RAF, 192 Sqdn RAF, 12 Gliderb MU RAF, 514 Sqdn RAF, BSD Unit RAF, 462 Sqdn RAAA+F, El |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 29 November 1921, Kogarah, NSW. Enlisted 07 December 1941. |
Although all the offical papers in his personnel file (held at NAA) state his second given name is McNab, his family assures IBCC that it was in fact Macnab. This is borne out by many letters from family members in the same file, all of which refer to David Macnab Thomson. |
He was an apprentice printer before enlisting. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1156/50 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1156/49 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Foulsham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have crashed into the sea |