T110 Thomas Myerscough

Thomas Myerscough - 1921 - 1943

Lancaster Bombers on Air raid

Corps

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve / 44 Squadron

Regiment Number

1230232

Rank

Flight Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.)

Grave / Memorial Reference

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Coll grave 22 B 3 - 10

Holdings / References/Acknowledgements

Commonwealth War Graves
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
"Losses of the World War 2 Vol III"
Brian Gibbons
Sue Bowen nee Hill
to Fred Hill
for sending us the picture of the crash site
of the crew of the Lancaster Bomber

Notes
Thomas was the son of James E. D. and Alice Myerscough nee Jolly, of Chorley, Lancashire;
Thomas married Dorothy Platt of Chorley on the 19 Jun 1943 at St James Church Chorley Lancashire,
He died on the 23rd November 1943 aged 22.
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From Royal Air Force Bomber Command - Losses of the Second World War Vol III
(Courtesy of Brian Gibbons)
Name:Thomas Myerscough
Rank:Flight Sergeant
Aircrew Category:Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Service Number:1230232
Service:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves (RAFVR)
Squadron:No 44
Base: Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire
Group/Command: 5 Group, Royal Air Force Bomber Command
Date of Death: 23rd November 1943 Age:22
Cemetery: Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Grave Reference: Coll Grave 22 B3-10
Casualty Details
Aircraft Type:Avro Lancaster Mark I
Serial Number: DV 329
Squadron Code: KM –W
Crew:
FLT LT C.E. Hill
PLT OFF E.G.Wright
PLT OFF J.Marsden
FL OFF C.W. Nunn
FLT SGT T. Myerscough
SGT P.B. Kirwan
SGT R. Ledsham
PLT OFF C.C. Lee
Operation: Berlin
Took off at 1709 hours Dunholme Lodge
Crashed at Rasdorf from where burials were reported on 4th December 1943.
Those who died are now buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
SGT P.B. Kirwan survived the crash and became Prisoner of War.
Thomas Myerscough was awarded the 1939-45 Star for operational Service in the Second World War
between 3rd September 1939, and 2nd September 1945.
Thomas was entitled to the War Medal 1939-1945.
The Air Crew Europe Star Campaign medal of the British Commonwealth
was awarded to T.Myerscough for service in World War Two.
This medal was awarded to Commonwealth aircrew who participated in operational flights over Europe
from UK bases or for operational flying from the UK over Europe, between the period
3rd September 1939 to 5th June 1944.
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