Davies, Arnold Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arnold Ernest |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Tudor Davies and Elsie Davies of Loughborough. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV726 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Loughborough (Leicester Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Comp. 378. Grave 30. |
Epitaph | AND WITH THE MORN THOSE ANGEL FACES SMILE WHICH WE HAVE LOVED AND LOST AWHILE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1575222 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-11-1942 |
End Date | 08-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | An engine fire led to the aircraft crashing on the Covesea Golf Links close to the airfield |