Artus, Alan Geoffrey
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alan Geoffrey |
Surname | Artus |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oscar John and Edith Caroline Artus, of Gloucester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VI |
Serial Number | RG553 |
Markings | MP-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. D. 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1816600 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Information
The pilot (P/O G W Lawson) had a lucky escape when he found himself under the port wing as they both hurtled towards the ground. He was able to push himself clear and landed uninjured in shallow water. He was arrested and became a PoW |
Six of the seven aircraft lost on this operation were as a result of mid-air collisions, despite weather conditions being almost perfect |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/653/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/653/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-04-1945 |
End Date | 25-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Wangerooge- to attack gun positions |
Reason for Loss | Collided in the air with another 76 Sqn Halifax (RG591 MP-A), both falling in the target area |