Thurlow, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Thurlow |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Thurlow, and of Louisa Thurlow, of Kilburn, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR724 |
Markings | NP-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gendringen Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 29. |
Epitaph | ALONE, UNHERALDED THEY FLEW, WITH JUST ONE THOUGHT, THE DUTY TO BE DONE |
Ribbon Stone | 0150 (Block 2, Column 21, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 254 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1320616 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt Edward Thurlow 158 Sqn 13 June 1943 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/34 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1943 |
End Date | 13-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 503 aircraft, 24 losses (4.8%). Complete cloud cover but accurate Oboe sky-marking leading to very good bombing results. 130 acres of destruction had been wreaked. 449 buildings destroyed and 312 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed between Ulft and Gendringen, Holland |