Tompson, Gordon Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon Leslie |
Surname | Tompson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. M. and Mr. R. N. Tompson of Grove House, Castle Grove, Kenilworth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1464 |
Markings | BL-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 8. H. 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 946159 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Apprenticed to Materson, Huxley and Watson Ltd., Coventry. His father died the previous December leaving his mother to mourn Gordon's loss. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6844 (P359611/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1941 |
End Date | 12-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (91% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Meerlo |