Burgess, Arthur Christopher
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Arthur Christopher |
Surname | Burgess |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Louis John Burgess, and of Rosalie Burgess, of Kenton, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8739 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 22. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 544110 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Miscellaneous Information
The bodies of the crew were never found |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing bridges in Maastricht area and bringing down buildings to block roads and delay enemy troop movements |
Reason for Loss | Took a direct flak hit at 7000', shattering the rear fuselage |