Tough, Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis |
Surname | Tough |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Marjory Lumsden Tough, of Tain, Ross and Cromarty. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ312 |
Markings | ZA-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wijk en Aalburg General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | East portion. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (Extract from For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1568795 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-07-1944 |
End Date | 21-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Bottrop- to attack a synthetic oil plant. 166 aircraft, 8 losses. The northern part of the target was badly damaged |
Reason for Loss | Claim by night-fighter Fw. Heinz Misch, of 7./NJG2 - Tilburg/s’Hertogenbosch (KL) at 4,000m, 01:41 hrs. Also claimed by Flak of 6/gem Flak Abt 553 (“Halifax northern entrance Wijk 01:58”). Victory confirmed for Fw. Misch on 30th October 1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Sgt. Tough was killed during the incident and the aircraft crashed at Wijk en Aalburg, Holland |