Thompson, Arthur Robert Hollinshead
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Robert Hollinshead |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Ernest Howe Thompson and Edith Harriett Thompson, of Templehill, Carrig Rohane, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. Husband of Anne Thompson. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED566 |
Markings | WS-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 167. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1495077 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
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
Crew posted in from 1654CU on 10 October 1942, this was the 27th operation. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Ofw. Heinz Vinke of 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Bergen airfield. Crashed in the North Sea 50 kms West of Castricum at 00.14 hrs. |