Davies, Arthur Illingworth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Illingworth |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Thomas Davies and Ida Davies, of Ferndale. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6464 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ferndale Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot F. Grave 779. |
Epitaph | HOW SLEEP THE BRAVE WHO SINK TO REST BY ALL THEIR COUNTRY'S WISHES BLESS'D |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1337881 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-01-1943 |
End Date | 10-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | St. Eval |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-submarine patrol |
Reason for Loss | Swung out of control on take-off and collided with a USAAF Liberator. Both aircraft caught fire and the depth charges the Whitley was carrying then exploded |