Mortimer, Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Arthur |
Surname | Mortimer |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Capt. Arthur Mortimer, and Agnes G. Mortimer, of Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5512 |
Markings | OF-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XIX. E. 11. |
Epitaph | AT REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 76 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/106236 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Mortimer Lake, Manitoba; 15km NW of Munroe Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
The remains of the aircraft and 4 crew were found in September 1962 when during construction of the IJtunnel. The remains of all four airmen were laid to rest in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery on 20 December 1962. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/41 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/40 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-12-1942 |
End Date | 21-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed 2111 into the Adelaarsweg in Amsterdam. |