Not much is known about Thomas Treby. He was born in 1912, son of John Vanstone Treby and Margaret Treby. He was married to Ethel Treby, of St. Budeaux, Devon.

Thomas was a navigator with 139 Squadron Royal Air Force.

On 24 March 1945 he, and his pilot, 23 year old Flight Lieutenant Robert Day took off from Upwood in Mosquito KB367 for a mission to Berlin.

139 Squadron

However, due to unknown cause, their Mosquito crashed near Heesch, the Netherlands. The remains of F/L Day were recovered and buried at Heesch. F/L Treby remains missing to this day and is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.

F/L Thomas Treby is commemorated at the Runnymede memorial, Panel 266.

 

 

 

See also:
F/L Robert Day

All Casualties of 139 Squadron buried in The Netherlands

Acknowledgements:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Directions to Runnemede memorial

Posted 14 September 2009

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