Thornton, Albert Eric
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Albert Eric |
Surname | Thornton |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Norman Leslie Thornton and Lilian Elsie Thornton, of Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ401 |
Markings | Z5-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave VI. C. 4-5. |
Epitaph | A WONDERFUL NATURE, GOOD AND KIND. A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 254 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 436120 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 462 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Mable Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served at Driffield during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1917/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1917/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-11-1944 |
End Date | 03-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 992 aircraft, 19 losses- 4 of which crashed behind Allied lines (0.4%). Most of the bombing fell on the northern suburbs with more than 5000 houses being destroyed . 7 industrial premises were destroyed and 18 seriously damaged, including some important steel works. At least 678 people were killed. This was the last significant raid on Düsseldorf. |
Reason for Loss |