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Sergeant (Bomb Aimer) Thomas Davison

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Sergeant (Bomb Aimer) Thomas Davison

Birth
Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Death
23 Aug 1943 (aged 30–31)
Asten Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Burial
Nijmegen, Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
Coll. grave 16. B. 1-3.
Memorial ID
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Thomas Davison, Son of William John and Elizabeth Ann Davison; husband of Marjorie Davison, of Sheffield. Thomas was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Lancaster ED701 103 Squadron crashed near Kasteel van Asten, Heusden, Noord-Brabant Holland... Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Strüning of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 or He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield.

Crew:
Pilot W/O K. Breckon DFM 1093893 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Flight engineer Sgt. W.J. Wearn 1391460 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 7 Initially buried Venlo
Navigator F/Sgt. C.W. Jones 1375410 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Bomb aimer Sgt. T. Davison 1450992 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Wo ag Sgt. J. Harwood 1231532 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 6 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. W.H. Austin 778987 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 5 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. A.E. Lefort 1384549 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 4 Initially buried Venlo
Thomas Davison, Son of William John and Elizabeth Ann Davison; husband of Marjorie Davison, of Sheffield. Thomas was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Lancaster ED701 103 Squadron crashed near Kasteel van Asten, Heusden, Noord-Brabant Holland... Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Strüning of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 or He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield.

Crew:
Pilot W/O K. Breckon DFM 1093893 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Flight engineer Sgt. W.J. Wearn 1391460 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 7 Initially buried Venlo
Navigator F/Sgt. C.W. Jones 1375410 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Bomb aimer Sgt. T. Davison 1450992 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Wo ag Sgt. J. Harwood 1231532 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 6 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. W.H. Austin 778987 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 5 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. A.E. Lefort 1384549 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 4 Initially buried Venlo

Inscription

TOM. THE DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF MARJORIE, AND DEAR DADDY OF ANN & JOHN

Gravesite Details

1450992


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