Ellams, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Ellams |
Gender | M |
Age | 37 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Ellen Ellams. Husband of Edith Ellams, of Dukinfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9384 |
Markings | -G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ashton under Lyne and Dunkinfield Joint Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A.6. Dukinfield. Grave 160. |
Epitaph | TREAD LIGHTLY HERE, A HERO RESTS; HE DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY AND THOSE HE LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 858945 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-04-1944 |
End Date | 23-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Port outer engine caught fire immediately after takeoff and crashed at Home Farm (now called The Grange), Balderby St. James. The salvaged failed engine showed signs of mechanical failure. |