Identity
Person No.
9735
Service No.
778954
Last Name
First Name
Thomas Henry Edward
Initials
T H E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, three days after the accident, received in Aircraft Accident, Wellington IC X9755. Aircraft took off from Little Horwood for an evening exercise. During the night, the starboard engine caught fire and all effort to extinguish the flames failed. At 1850 hrs, while attempting to make a forced landing the aircraft struck some trees at Beachampton Rectory near Buckingham. One of the trees bears the marks to this day. Reg Bailey of the Home Guard was awarded the BEM medal for his efforts to save crew members
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Ward of Mr. W. Neilly, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project