Abraham, Arthur Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Leslie |
Surname | Abraham |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Abraham and of Lydia Abraham (Nee Hutchinson), of Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4234 |
Markings | DX-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Geraardsbergen Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5. |
Epitaph | BELOVED ONLY SON OF ARTHUR AND LYDIA ABRAHAM, COVENTRY, ENGLAND. TILL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1177690 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Location | Lincoln County Hospital Chapel, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Officers, NCO's & Other Ranks of 5 (Bomber) Group RAF who gave their lives Sept 1939 - May 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 30 July, 1920, at Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire. Resided at 54, Longfellow Road. Enlisted July 1940. Employed Estate Office, General Electric Company Ltd. Attended Stoke School and Coventry Technical College. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Munich |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night fighter over Belgium, the aircraft crashed in flames near St Martens-Lierde |