Calvert, Arthur James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur James |
Surname | Calvert |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Frances Calvert. Husband of Margaret Aitken Calvert, of Pittenweem, Fife. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9187 |
Markings | HA-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 66. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 45897 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1942 |
End Date | 24-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Vegesack. 24 Stirlings, 1 lost (4.2%) |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |