Young, Thomas Bertram
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Bertram |
Surname | Young |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bert and Elsie Young, of Stourbridge, Worcestershire. Husband of Marjorie Joyce Young, of Stourbridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB239 |
Markings | MA-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 4. Row A. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | FOR FREEDOM, HE GAVE THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL, HIS UNFINISHED LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1581582 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1943 |
End Date | 21-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Archdeacon/ Playbill 3/ Mouflon 3 and Caracal 7, for France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Valenciennes, France |