Whitehouse, Thomas Stanley Harris
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Stanley Harris |
Surname | Whitehouse |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Edith Whitehouse. Husband of Annie Louisa Whitehouse, of Oxenhope, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax |
Serial Number | MZ465 |
Markings | MH-Y Y-Yorker |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berthenonville Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | THINE FOR EVER, GOD OF LOVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 189679 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The Captain, F/O Andrew Wilson, was knoen as 'Tug' |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/494/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/494/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-01-1945 |
End Date | 14-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken- to attack the railway yards. 274 aircraft, 1 lost. Bomber Command stated that the raid was extremely accurate. |
Reason for Loss | Struck a 347 Sqn Halifax (LL590 L8-L), losing a nine foot section of the nose and taking the navigator and air bomber with it. The aircraft nevertheless made a safe return to England and landed successfully at Ford airfield, Sussex |