Arps, Lysle Ralph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Lysle Ralph |
Surname | Arps |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herman and H. Pearle Arps, of Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1522 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Compt. 16. Grave 21. |
Epitaph | WE WILL MEET AGAIN SOMEDAY. FATHER, MOTHER, LUCILLE, ALICE, MABEL AND ARNOLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/117302 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-12-1942 |
End Date | 06-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed when flaps were raised instead of undercarriage after take-off |