In Memory Of

THOMPSON, RICHARD KEITH

Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
160052
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Unit:
266 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
1943-08-03
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Typhoon 1B JP 399, engaged 6 FW 190s and seen spinning into ground
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Grave 1.
Cemetery:
GOUESNOU CHURCHYARD
Localitly:
Finistere
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of John Furnivall and Helen Marianne Thompson, of Brough, Yorkshire. On war memorial in Marandellas, Rhodesia. Now known as Marondera, Zimbabwe. His brother also died in service.