Thompson, Harrold
Personal Information
Rank | AC |
Forename(s) | Harrold |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 23-01-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Thompson of Beresford Rd, Blackburn, Lancashire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley I |
Serial Number | K7211 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | |
Burial/Memorial Place | No Known Grave |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Pre-War |
Panel Number | PRE (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 551576 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-01-1939 |
End Date | 23-01-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft believed crashed into the English Channel approx 4 miles S of Selsey Bill, West Sussex |