Kemp, Arthur John Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur John Bruce |
Surname | Kemp |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jabez Basil Hubert and Mary Alice Kemp, of Theydon Bois. Scoutmaster. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P5057 |
Markings | UY-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Theydon Bois (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 300. |
Epitaph | TRANQUIL YOU LIE, YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED, YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 916043 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1942 |
End Date | 09-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into high ground at Waen Carno, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire (now Powys). |