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206276 Sgt Thomas John Jack Wilson Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 428 Sqd. from:Belfast, Northern Ireland. (d.28th Sep 1943) My Mother has given me a "Missing in Action" letter dated Sept 29th 1943 Royal Canadian Airforce Overseas, from S/L W.B.Jennings R.C.A.F.Chaplain at Middleton St George, about her cousin T.J.Wilson. I believe he was born about 1922 in Northern Ireland, at one time she was close to him but as she is now 83, she doesn't remember too much. It has always troubled her that she never found out what happened & exactly where he is buried. I have a small Box Brownie type photograph that shows his & his crew's burial plots which I believe are somewhere near Arniem in the Netherlands. I have been searching for information no avail. She lost track of him when she was evacuated in Scotland U.K. and had not realised that he had even gone to Canada. Editor's Note: Thomas was serving with the RAFVR, and was flying with 428 Squadron RCAF. The squadron had a mix of Canadian, British and other Commonwealth nationalities, so it is likely that Thomas did not actually go to Canada. The aircraft, Halifax EB215 NA-T took off from RAF Middleton St George at 19:17 on the 28th of September 1943. They were shot down by Flak over Holland and crashed at 17 minutes past midnight at Oosterhof, near Vaassen. There was only one survivor, Sgt Griffin who was taken POW. The crew were: Sgt J.E.Farmer Sgt J.W.Satchell Sgt D.A.J.Griffin Sgt T.J.Wilson Sgt E.T.Springett Sgt A.Stuart Sgt W.E.Mussen Thomas and his crew mates are buried in the Epe General Cemetery at Vaassen, 7 kilometres north of Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. Yvonne Butler Add to this record.  Related Content: No. 428 (Ghost) Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force RAF Middleton St George Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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