Hobbs, Arthur Roy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Roy |
Surname | Hobbs |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Edward and Alice May Hobbs (née Godfrey), of Bideford Road, Downham, Kent. Husband of Gladys Mary Lilley Hobbs, of Boultham, Lincolnshire, whom he married in Lincoln in September 1942.. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED566 |
Markings | WS-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 153. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1383998 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born March 1921, Croydon |
Crew posted in from 1654CU on 10/ October 1942, this was the 27th operation. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1943 |
End Date | 10-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Ofw. Heinz Vinke of 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Bergen airfield. Crashed in the North Sea 50 kms West of Castricum at 00.14 hrs. |