Luxmoore, Arthur Noble
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Arthur Noble |
Surname | Luxmoore |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | Iraq Active Service Medal |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Launcelot A. and Charlotte Evelyn Constance Luxmoore. Husband of Annette Rosemary Luxmoore, of Meonstoke, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | P1326 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Finnevaux Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | South West Corner. |
Epitaph | MARK THE PERFECT MAN, AND BEHOLD THE UPRIGHT; FOR THE END OF THAT MAN IS PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 65 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 28112 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Road and rail links in Monchengladbach area |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak, destroying the starboard engine. Slowly lost height and an hour on the pilot gave the order to abandon. Sadly, he was unable to make good his own escape when the aircraft crashed near Dinant, Belgium |