Son of Robert and Ellen Brett, of Swinton, Lancashire.
Arriving by glider in support of the Sicily landings on the night of 9/10th July 1943, many of the British gliders were released by their tug-planes too early and crashed into the sea.
Glider Number 60, landed up to three miles off the coast.
The survivors clung to the wreckage and after ten minutes Tom and Private Alfred Owen Partington, who were strong swimmers, volunteered to try to reach the shore.
Sadly, neither of them made it.
Their bodies were eventually recovered from the sea and interred side by side
Arriving by glider in support of the Sicily landings on the night of 9/10th July 1943, many of the British gliders were released by their tug-planes too early and crashed into the sea.
Glider Number 60, landed up to three miles off the coast.
The survivors clung to the wreckage and after ten minutes Tom and Private Alfred Owen Partington, who were strong swimmers, volunteered to try to reach the shore.
Sadly, neither of them made it.
Their bodies were eventually recovered from the sea and interred side by side
Find Grave, 2026-01-29
