Drury, Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur |
Surname | Drury |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 18-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Annie Drury, of Leeds, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD732 |
Markings | QR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Row B. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR ALL HE LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 639718 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Squadron Motto | Per puram tonantes (Thundering through the clear air) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5985 (P358518/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/7 |
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 | 18-04-1941 |
End Date | 18-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | to attack an airfield near Cherbourg. |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 1520 Shot down by Flak in the target area. |