West, Thomas Ronald Augustus
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Ronald Augustus |
Surname | West |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Sara West, of Ballinamallard, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1064 |
Markings | MP-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. E. 2. |
Epitaph | WORSHIP THE CHRISTIAN GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1110187 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Essen. Second Thousand raid, although actually only 956 aircraft could be mustered. Despite a good weather forecast there was low level haze in the area and bombing was inaccurate. Little damage on Essen but somewhat more reported at Oberhausen and Duisburg. Total loss = 31 aircraft. 3.2% of total force |
Reason for Loss | Starboard inner engine developed a vibration on return leg and ultimately failed. Finished off by a night-fighter and crashed south of Leuven, Belgium |