~~~~~~~~ Details of Military Sercive, RAAF World War Two~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Service No:--- 404367
Born:--- Brisbane Queensland, 4th June 1918.
Enlisted:--- RAAF on 16th August 1940.
Last Unit:--- No. 455 Squadron, RAF Station Swinderby
Next of Kin:--- Mother, Mrs Eileen Thompson
Martial Status:--- Single
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Fate:--- Died in Air Operations, No. 455 Squadron, Hampden AE352, North West Europe, 21 January 1942, Aged 23 Years
Burial: Unknown Grave, body not recovered.
Parents:--- Richard Francis and Eileen Mary Thompson married
Remembered:--- Panel 113, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey UK
Remembered:--- Panel 106, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Other Details:---Hampden AE352 took off from RAF Swinderby at 17.20 hours on the night of 21/22nd January 1942 to bomb harbour installations at Emden, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take-off and it failed to return to base. Four of the Squadron aircraft took part in the raid and two of these including AE352 did not return. No trace of the missing aircraft or crew could be found following post war searches and enquiries and the crew are listed as missing.
The crew members of AE352 were:
Sergeant Wilfred Giles (1186108) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant William Ernest Mabbett (988987) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Flying Officer James Ernest Field Stanfield (404275) (Navigator)
Sergeant Evan Hamilton Thompson (404367) (Pilot)
No. 455 Squadron lost Hampden AT119 (Sergeant Ian MacPherson Ince (400028) (Navigator)) on 21 January 1942.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran's Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/166/167
Bibliography:
Gordon, I. (Ian) Strike and Strike Again: 455 Squadron 1944-5, Banner Books Belconnen ACT 2616, 1995
Lawson, John Horwood Wightman (251634) The Story of No. 455 Squadron (RAAF), Wilke and Company, Melbourne VIC, 1951
Service No:--- 404367
Born:--- Brisbane Queensland, 4th June 1918.
Enlisted:--- RAAF on 16th August 1940.
Last Unit:--- No. 455 Squadron, RAF Station Swinderby
Next of Kin:--- Mother, Mrs Eileen Thompson
Martial Status:--- Single
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Fate:--- Died in Air Operations, No. 455 Squadron, Hampden AE352, North West Europe, 21 January 1942, Aged 23 Years
Burial: Unknown Grave, body not recovered.
Parents:--- Richard Francis and Eileen Mary Thompson married
Remembered:--- Panel 113, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey UK
Remembered:--- Panel 106, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Other Details:---Hampden AE352 took off from RAF Swinderby at 17.20 hours on the night of 21/22nd January 1942 to bomb harbour installations at Emden, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take-off and it failed to return to base. Four of the Squadron aircraft took part in the raid and two of these including AE352 did not return. No trace of the missing aircraft or crew could be found following post war searches and enquiries and the crew are listed as missing.
The crew members of AE352 were:
Sergeant Wilfred Giles (1186108) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant William Ernest Mabbett (988987) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Flying Officer James Ernest Field Stanfield (404275) (Navigator)
Sergeant Evan Hamilton Thompson (404367) (Pilot)
No. 455 Squadron lost Hampden AT119 (Sergeant Ian MacPherson Ince (400028) (Navigator)) on 21 January 1942.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran's Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/166/167
Bibliography:
Gordon, I. (Ian) Strike and Strike Again: 455 Squadron 1944-5, Banner Books Belconnen ACT 2616, 1995
Lawson, John Horwood Wightman (251634) The Story of No. 455 Squadron (RAAF), Wilke and Company, Melbourne VIC, 1951
~~~~~~~~ Details of Military Sercive, RAAF World War Two~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Service No:--- 404367
Born:--- Brisbane Queensland, 4th June 1918.
Enlisted:--- RAAF on 16th August 1940.
Last Unit:--- No. 455 Squadron, RAF Station Swinderby
Next of Kin:--- Mother, Mrs Eileen Thompson
Martial Status:--- Single
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Fate:--- Died in Air Operations, No. 455 Squadron, Hampden AE352, North West Europe, 21 January 1942, Aged 23 Years
Burial: Unknown Grave, body not recovered.
Parents:--- Richard Francis and Eileen Mary Thompson married
Remembered:--- Panel 113, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey UK
Remembered:--- Panel 106, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Other Details:---Hampden AE352 took off from RAF Swinderby at 17.20 hours on the night of 21/22nd January 1942 to bomb harbour installations at Emden, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take-off and it failed to return to base. Four of the Squadron aircraft took part in the raid and two of these including AE352 did not return. No trace of the missing aircraft or crew could be found following post war searches and enquiries and the crew are listed as missing.
The crew members of AE352 were:
Sergeant Wilfred Giles (1186108) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant William Ernest Mabbett (988987) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Flying Officer James Ernest Field Stanfield (404275) (Navigator)
Sergeant Evan Hamilton Thompson (404367) (Pilot)
No. 455 Squadron lost Hampden AT119 (Sergeant Ian MacPherson Ince (400028) (Navigator)) on 21 January 1942.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran's Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/166/167
Bibliography:
Gordon, I. (Ian) Strike and Strike Again: 455 Squadron 1944-5, Banner Books Belconnen ACT 2616, 1995
Lawson, John Horwood Wightman (251634) The Story of No. 455 Squadron (RAAF), Wilke and Company, Melbourne VIC, 1951
Service No:--- 404367
Born:--- Brisbane Queensland, 4th June 1918.
Enlisted:--- RAAF on 16th August 1940.
Last Unit:--- No. 455 Squadron, RAF Station Swinderby
Next of Kin:--- Mother, Mrs Eileen Thompson
Martial Status:--- Single
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Fate:--- Died in Air Operations, No. 455 Squadron, Hampden AE352, North West Europe, 21 January 1942, Aged 23 Years
Burial: Unknown Grave, body not recovered.
Parents:--- Richard Francis and Eileen Mary Thompson married
Remembered:--- Panel 113, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey UK
Remembered:--- Panel 106, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Other Details:---Hampden AE352 took off from RAF Swinderby at 17.20 hours on the night of 21/22nd January 1942 to bomb harbour installations at Emden, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take-off and it failed to return to base. Four of the Squadron aircraft took part in the raid and two of these including AE352 did not return. No trace of the missing aircraft or crew could be found following post war searches and enquiries and the crew are listed as missing.
The crew members of AE352 were:
Sergeant Wilfred Giles (1186108) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant William Ernest Mabbett (988987) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Flying Officer James Ernest Field Stanfield (404275) (Navigator)
Sergeant Evan Hamilton Thompson (404367) (Pilot)
No. 455 Squadron lost Hampden AT119 (Sergeant Ian MacPherson Ince (400028) (Navigator)) on 21 January 1942.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran's Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/166/167
Bibliography:
Gordon, I. (Ian) Strike and Strike Again: 455 Squadron 1944-5, Banner Books Belconnen ACT 2616, 1995
Lawson, John Horwood Wightman (251634) The Story of No. 455 Squadron (RAAF), Wilke and Company, Melbourne VIC, 1951
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