Arnold, Vincent James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Vincent James |
Surname | Arnold |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Evelyn Arnold, of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME526 |
Markings | PH-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. J. 18. |
Epitaph | O MOST COMPASSIONATE LORD JESUS, GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 434611 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nuremburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Alberndorf |