Merricks, Arthur John Howard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur John Howard |
Surname | Merricks |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur William and Alice Louisa Merricks, of Coulsdon, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED815 |
Markings | HW-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. B. 25-28. |
Epitaph | A TENDER LONGING, A SILENT TEAR, A LOVING MEMORY OF ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1323482 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Albert Walter, of 1./NJG6 - 3km west of Bosingen at an altitude of 4000m at 22:38 hours. The aircraft crashed near Bösingen, NNW of Rottweil (Baden Wurttemburg). |