219067 Sgt. Thomas Arthur Jamieson Royal Air Force 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron from:Balham, London (d.13th May 1943) Sgt Thomas Arthur Jamieson, the only son of James and Ellen, was born on 12th February 1923 in Larch Road, Balham, London. He volunteered for the RAF and after training as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, joined 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron on 23rd April 1943. He flew his first combat operation on 5th May. His second combat op commenced on13th May, taking off from RAF Downham Market, Norfolk at 00:25 on a course for Bochum in Germany's Ruhr valley. En-route, at approximately 01:45, an unseen enemy aircraft came up from the port and underneath and opened fire with a long burst from cannon and machine gun. This killed the rear gunner, wounded the mid-upper gunner, disabled the intercom and severely damaged the plane. Jettisoning their bombs and losing fuel, they limped off towards the nearest friendly aerodrome - Chedburgh, Suffolk - where they crash landed at approximately 04:00. Of the seven crew, five were killed and the Pilot was badly injured. Only the Navigator was relatively unharmed.
Thomas Jamieson was 20 years old and is buried with his father in Wandsworth (Streatham) Cemetery, London.
The aircraft was Stirling III HA-G EF367.
The crew:
- Sgt Nichols T J (Pilot)
- P/O Pierce E G (Navigator)
- Sgt Jamieson T A (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
- Sgt Gargest J P V (Bomb Aimer)
- Sgt Cleveland S G (Mid-upper Gunner)
- Sgt Howard J S (Rear Gunner)
- Sgt Wurr I (Flight Engineer)
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