Bushill, Arthur Sidney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Sidney |
Surname | Bushill |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Minnie E. Bushill, of Manor Park, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED723 |
Markings | KM-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 144. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1393670 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-05-1943 |
End Date | 24-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night-fighter, crashing into the sea 10km east of Terschelling. Ofw Karl-Heinz Scherfling of 10/1NJD was the pilot. |