Stevens, Arthur Geoffrey
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Arthur Geoffrey |
Surname | Stevens |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Arthur and G. St. Valerie Villiers Stevens, of Herne Bay, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley |
Serial Number | Z6579 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 23. A. 18. |
Epitaph | HE IS NOT DEAD HE DOES NOT SLEEP HE HAS AWAKENED FROM THE DREAM OF LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 101 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1438195 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Ground Staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | He was serving with No 10 OTU and was killed when he was struck by the propeller of Whitley, Z6579 as he stood at the starting trolley, its engines were running and the starboard chock slipped allowing aircraft to pivot slightly towards him. |