Mitchell, Joseph Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Arthur |
Surname | Mitchell |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | AFM |
Date of Death | 26-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Standbridge Mitchell and Ruth Mitchell (née Crocker). Husband of Joan Agnes Mitchell (née Gower), of West Harnham, Salisbury, whom he married in June 1941. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED495 |
Markings | WS-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. F. 27. |
Epitaph | WE WILL REMEMBER ALWAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 75 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 124006 |
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 29 November 1911, Amesbury. He was living in 1939 at Glebe Cottage, Hillview, Farley, Salisbury. |
Both were originally buried in a Trausfeld Civil Cemetery but were reinterred on 18 June 1948. This was the crew's 4th operation. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1943 |
End Date | 26-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 1 km NE of Traunfeld after being hit by Flak over the target from 3. and 4./ Schw. Flak. Abt. 522, Flak abt.633 and Flak Rgt Z.B.V.52 and set on fire. |