Briggs, Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur |
Surname | Briggs |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 09-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert James Briggs and Lizzie Ann Briggs (née Steadman), of Church View, Cliburn, Westmorland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED703 |
Markings | QR-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. G. 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1546261 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Squadron Motto | Per puram tonantes (Thundering through the clear air) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the crew's tenth operation and ED703's second. All were buried with full military honours in Furstenfeldbruck Cemetery on 13 March and the German authorities provided the photograph of the ceremony via the International Red Cross for the benefit of the crew's families. They were re-interred after the war in Durnbach. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-03-1943 |
End Date | 10-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Munich |
Reason for Loss | Exploded in the air and crashed near Furstenfeldbruck, where all were buried on the 13th March |