Wheelhouse, Thomas Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Charles |
Surname | Wheelhouse |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Theresa Wheelhouse. Husband of Winifred Maud Wheelhouse, of Tooting, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF515 |
Markings | HA-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Copenhagen (Bispebjerg) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | X. 7. 128. |
Epitaph | HE CAME AND STAYED AND WENT NOR EVER CEASED TO SMILE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 119901 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1943 |
End Date | 29-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Sweet Pea region |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NW of Dianalund, Denmark |