Willis, Arthur Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Charles |
Surname | Willis |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Herbert and Ida Lilly Willis, of Hillingdon, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD971 |
Markings | EA-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harlingen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot E. Row 1. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | O VALIANT HEART, AT REST; WE LOVED THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVED THEE BEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 117 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 919875 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8651 (P361772/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1941 |
End Date | 29-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the North Sea after being attacked by a night fighter off the Dutch coast |