Potter, Thomas Donovan
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas Donovan |
Surname | Potter |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Susan Eliza Potter, of Thornley, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK552 |
Markings | -F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 714. |
Epitaph | LOVED, HONOURED AND REMEMBERED ALWAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 432260 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-09-1944 |
End Date | 08-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bruntingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft iced up while flying in cloud and dived at 1330 hours from 1,500 feet into the ground at Maesbury Road near Oswestry, Shropshire. |