Gossip, Arthur Bennett
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Bennett |
Surname | Gossip |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Edwin and Millicent Gossip, of Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV280 |
Markings | JO-S Snifter of Sunny Sydney |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Uden War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. B. 11. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. ALWAYS REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411262 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1944 |
End Date | 22-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Scholven-Buer |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter |