Thomson, Ivan Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ivan Samuel |
Surname | Thomson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Wood Thomson and Ivy May Thomson, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF534 |
Markings | LS-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. D. 5-20. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/15487 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 22 October 1921 in Bridport, England. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/58 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/57 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 759 aircraft, 27 losses (3.6%). This raid was a failure since PFF had great difficulty in marking the target due to two layers of cloud. Decoy fires and markers were also being operated. Bombing was scattered as a result. |
Reason for Loss | Caught in the blast of an exploding Halifax (JB837 KN-D) from 77 Squadron. Crashed near Jülich, Germany |