See also

Thomas John Hall (1924-1944)

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Thomas John Hall

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

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  • van boy; Seine-Martime, France2

  • Birth:

  • 15 Nov 1924

  • Romford "Registration District", Essex, England1 2

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 14)

  • 26 Vine Gardens, Ilford, Essex, England2

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  • an unmarried van boy living with his parents Thomas and Ada, sister Patricia, and three closed records (presumably sister Joyce and brothers Terence and Alan). Born on 15th November 1924

  • Death:

  • 8 Aug 1944 (age 19)

  • St. Valery-en-Caux, Seine-Martime, France3 4 5

  •  

  • Cause: in action

    when Lancaster HK567 from Mepal Cambridgshire was shot down by a night fighter near St. Valery-en-Caux, five of the crew survived

  • Burial:

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  • St. Valery-en-Caux Franco-British Cemetery, Avenue d'Ecosse, St. Valery-en-Caux, Seine-Martime, France3 4

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  • Sergeant no:1895157 an air gunner serving with 75 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve died 8th August 1944 aged 19, son of Thomas Patrick and Ada Alice Hall of Ilford Essex

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Romford 1924 quarter:4 volume:4a page:841. Cit. Date: 15 April 2025.

2.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1097D page:17 line:8 letter code:CCVI. Cit. Date: 15 April 2025.

3.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). St. Valery-en-Caux Franco British Cemetery joint grave:B.23-24. Cit. Date: 15 April 2025.

4.

Bomber Command Losses 1939-1945 no:1895157. Cit. Date: 15 April 2025.

5.

FindMyPast Airmen Died In The Second World War, 1939-1946, (on-line at www.findmypast.com). Lancaster HK567. Cit. Date: 15 April 2025.