Pearson, Arthur Owen
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Owen |
Surname | Pearson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 31-05-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Turner Langbridge Pearson and Iris Victorine Pearson, of Liguanea, Jamaica. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB864 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bayeux War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XVIII. B. 15. |
Epitaph | HIS BODY RESTS IN PEACE AND HIS SOUL LIVETH FOR EVER MORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 179178 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Jamaica |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-05-1945 |
End Date | 31-05-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Broke up and crashed over Normandy, coming down at St Pierre Eglise |