101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (British Air Force)
Died:
28/07/1944 (Killed in Action)
Age:
22
Summary
Sergeant (Air Bomber) Thomas Crane was the son of Thomas and Maud Crane, of Cookstown, County Tyrone and later of Belfast. He joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He passed training as a Spitfire pilot but was later posted to Canada for training with Bomber Command. He served as a bomb aimer and front gunner with 101 Squadron. On the night of 28th July 1944, while on a bombing raid to Stuttgart, Germany, the Lancaster bomber Sergeant (Air Bomber) Thomas Crane was flying was shot down.
Rebrechien is a village and commune some 9 miles (14 kilometres) north-east of Orleans. The cemetery is situated east of the village on the road to Loury. There are 8 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, at the far end of the first main plot, on the left of the entrance and left of the central monument.
