Keene, Arthur George Wilson
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Arthur George Wilson |
Surname | Keene |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Rose Emily Keene, of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7845 |
Markings | ZT-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fettercairn Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 20. |
Epitaph | HIS BODY LIES 'NEATH SCOTTISH SOD, HIS DUTY DONE, HIS SPIRIT RESTS WITH GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/90459 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 | 09-08-1942 |
End Date | 09-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elgin |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Loch Lee after an engine cowling came loose and fouled a propeller |