Thomas Kirby-Green
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Thomas Gresham Kirby-Green (27 February 1918 – 29 March 1944) was a British Royal Air Force officer, the pilot of a Vickers Wellington bomber, who was taken prisoner during the Second World War. He took part in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, but was one of the men recaptured and subsequently executed by the Gestapo.
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Birth name | Thomas Gresham Kirby-Green |
Nickname(s) | "Tom" |
Born | (1918-02-27)27 February 1918 Dowa, Nyasaland |
Died | 29 March 1944(1944-03-29) (aged 26) Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
Buried | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1936–1944 |
Rank | Squadron leader |
Service number | 39103 |
Unit | No. 40 Squadron RAF |
Battles/wars | World War II Channel Front (POW) |
Awards | Mentioned in Despatches (twice) |
Relations | Maria Dorothea Diane (wife) |
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