Thorpe, Roland Henry Albert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roland Henry Albert |
Surname | Thorpe |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-04-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB704 |
Markings | TC-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 273. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1393293 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1945 |
End Date | 10-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace during a highly successful attack on German warships and U-boat facilities |