Arnold, Roy George Claringbould
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Roy George Claringbould |
Surname | Arnold |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 09-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Daisy Arnold. Husband of Vera Constance Arnold, of Daventry, Northamptonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1758 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Blankenberge Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 18. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD & CONSTANT MEMORY OF A GALLANT ENGLISHMAN WHO GAVE HIS LIFE TO SAVE HIS CREW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 29198 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
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
He was 9 Squadron's popular CO |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/10 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-06-1941 |
End Date | 09-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance (armed) |
Reason for Loss | Shot down off Zeebrugge by a Me109. With the aircraft on fire, he remained at the controls while the remainder of the crew safely baled out |