Wilson, Thomas Ferguson
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Ferguson |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Date of Death | 10-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Euphemia Wilson. Husband of Laurine Wilson, of Lucknow, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND820 |
Markings | F2-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Row E. Grave 16. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/12709 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 635 |
Squadron Motto | Nos ducimus ceteri secunter (We lead, others follow) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Eudike Rd, Bicker Fen, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar, inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the crew of Lancaster ND820 of 635 Sqn which crashed on 10th April 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1944 |
End Date | 10-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Caught fire and crashed at Swineshead, SW of Boston, Lincolnshire |