Casualty of WWII,Thomas was a Wing Commander (Pilot) with 228 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Service No: 33064.
He was 29 and the son of Thomas and Annie Moseley. He left a widow,Joan Bernice Moseley of Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
He was 1st Pilot, Commanding Officer of 228 squadron.
Fourteen people died in this accident and one survived. The others who died were:
Royal Personnel:
Air Commodore HRH Prince George, The Duke of Kent (39).His remains were taken initially to Dunrobin Castle at Golspie in Sutherland. Later, they were taken to London for burial.
Three other members of the crew were taken to Oban and laid to rest in Pennyfuir Cemetery.
Military Personnel (HRH The Duke of Kent's Staff)
Lieutenant John Crowther, RNVR, [Private Secretary]
Pilot Officer The Hon. Michael Strutt. RCAF
Leading Aircraftman John Walter Hales, Batman.
Military Personnel (Aircrew)
Sergeant Edward Francis Blacklock Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Flight Lieutenant Frank McKenzie Goyen, Captain.
Flying Officer Sidney Wood Smith, (24), RAAF, 2nd Pilot.
Pilot Officer (Observer) George Richard Saunders , RAFVR, Navigator.
Flight Sergeant William Royston Jones(28), Flight Mechanic / Air Gunner
Flight Sergeant Charles Norman Lewis,(27), Airframe Fitter.
Flight Sergeant Edward James Hewerdine (24), WEM / Air Gunner
Sergeant Arthur Rowland Catt, (24), RAFVR, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Leonard Sweett (22), Fitter.
The sole survivor was:
Sgt Andrew S.W. Jack, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner.
Sgt Jack managed to crawl out of the tangled wreckage and staggered around the crash site injured, disorientated and in a state of shock. Ultimately, after about 22 hours, he was seen by a local girl while attempting to get through a farmland gate to find help. The girl led him to the family croft where her mother attended to Sgt Jack's injuries.He passed away in 1976 of liver failure.
He was 29 and the son of Thomas and Annie Moseley. He left a widow,Joan Bernice Moseley of Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
He was 1st Pilot, Commanding Officer of 228 squadron.
Fourteen people died in this accident and one survived. The others who died were:
Royal Personnel:
Air Commodore HRH Prince George, The Duke of Kent (39).His remains were taken initially to Dunrobin Castle at Golspie in Sutherland. Later, they were taken to London for burial.
Three other members of the crew were taken to Oban and laid to rest in Pennyfuir Cemetery.
Military Personnel (HRH The Duke of Kent's Staff)
Lieutenant John Crowther, RNVR, [Private Secretary]
Pilot Officer The Hon. Michael Strutt. RCAF
Leading Aircraftman John Walter Hales, Batman.
Military Personnel (Aircrew)
Sergeant Edward Francis Blacklock Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Flight Lieutenant Frank McKenzie Goyen, Captain.
Flying Officer Sidney Wood Smith, (24), RAAF, 2nd Pilot.
Pilot Officer (Observer) George Richard Saunders , RAFVR, Navigator.
Flight Sergeant William Royston Jones(28), Flight Mechanic / Air Gunner
Flight Sergeant Charles Norman Lewis,(27), Airframe Fitter.
Flight Sergeant Edward James Hewerdine (24), WEM / Air Gunner
Sergeant Arthur Rowland Catt, (24), RAFVR, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Leonard Sweett (22), Fitter.
The sole survivor was:
Sgt Andrew S.W. Jack, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner.
Sgt Jack managed to crawl out of the tangled wreckage and staggered around the crash site injured, disorientated and in a state of shock. Ultimately, after about 22 hours, he was seen by a local girl while attempting to get through a farmland gate to find help. The girl led him to the family croft where her mother attended to Sgt Jack's injuries.He passed away in 1976 of liver failure.
Casualty of WWII,Thomas was a Wing Commander (Pilot) with 228 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Service No: 33064.
He was 29 and the son of Thomas and Annie Moseley. He left a widow,Joan Bernice Moseley of Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
He was 1st Pilot, Commanding Officer of 228 squadron.
Fourteen people died in this accident and one survived. The others who died were:
Royal Personnel:
Air Commodore HRH Prince George, The Duke of Kent (39).His remains were taken initially to Dunrobin Castle at Golspie in Sutherland. Later, they were taken to London for burial.
Three other members of the crew were taken to Oban and laid to rest in Pennyfuir Cemetery.
Military Personnel (HRH The Duke of Kent's Staff)
Lieutenant John Crowther, RNVR, [Private Secretary]
Pilot Officer The Hon. Michael Strutt. RCAF
Leading Aircraftman John Walter Hales, Batman.
Military Personnel (Aircrew)
Sergeant Edward Francis Blacklock Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Flight Lieutenant Frank McKenzie Goyen, Captain.
Flying Officer Sidney Wood Smith, (24), RAAF, 2nd Pilot.
Pilot Officer (Observer) George Richard Saunders , RAFVR, Navigator.
Flight Sergeant William Royston Jones(28), Flight Mechanic / Air Gunner
Flight Sergeant Charles Norman Lewis,(27), Airframe Fitter.
Flight Sergeant Edward James Hewerdine (24), WEM / Air Gunner
Sergeant Arthur Rowland Catt, (24), RAFVR, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Leonard Sweett (22), Fitter.
The sole survivor was:
Sgt Andrew S.W. Jack, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner.
Sgt Jack managed to crawl out of the tangled wreckage and staggered around the crash site injured, disorientated and in a state of shock. Ultimately, after about 22 hours, he was seen by a local girl while attempting to get through a farmland gate to find help. The girl led him to the family croft where her mother attended to Sgt Jack's injuries.He passed away in 1976 of liver failure.
He was 29 and the son of Thomas and Annie Moseley. He left a widow,Joan Bernice Moseley of Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
He was 1st Pilot, Commanding Officer of 228 squadron.
Fourteen people died in this accident and one survived. The others who died were:
Royal Personnel:
Air Commodore HRH Prince George, The Duke of Kent (39).His remains were taken initially to Dunrobin Castle at Golspie in Sutherland. Later, they were taken to London for burial.
Three other members of the crew were taken to Oban and laid to rest in Pennyfuir Cemetery.
Military Personnel (HRH The Duke of Kent's Staff)
Lieutenant John Crowther, RNVR, [Private Secretary]
Pilot Officer The Hon. Michael Strutt. RCAF
Leading Aircraftman John Walter Hales, Batman.
Military Personnel (Aircrew)
Sergeant Edward Francis Blacklock Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Flight Lieutenant Frank McKenzie Goyen, Captain.
Flying Officer Sidney Wood Smith, (24), RAAF, 2nd Pilot.
Pilot Officer (Observer) George Richard Saunders , RAFVR, Navigator.
Flight Sergeant William Royston Jones(28), Flight Mechanic / Air Gunner
Flight Sergeant Charles Norman Lewis,(27), Airframe Fitter.
Flight Sergeant Edward James Hewerdine (24), WEM / Air Gunner
Sergeant Arthur Rowland Catt, (24), RAFVR, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Leonard Sweett (22), Fitter.
The sole survivor was:
Sgt Andrew S.W. Jack, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner.
Sgt Jack managed to crawl out of the tangled wreckage and staggered around the crash site injured, disorientated and in a state of shock. Ultimately, after about 22 hours, he was seen by a local girl while attempting to get through a farmland gate to find help. The girl led him to the family croft where her mother attended to Sgt Jack's injuries.He passed away in 1976 of liver failure.
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Records on Ancestry
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UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-1999
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Nottinghamshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937
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UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
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Staffordshire, England, Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes, 1837-2017
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