Candy, Arthur Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Robert |
Surname | Candy |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Ada Mary Candy, of Woking, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB470 |
Markings | F2-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Roosendaal-en-Nispen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | OUR LOSS, HIS HEAVENLY GAIN THE PRICE HE PAID THE LIFE HE GAVE SHALL NOT BE IN VAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 137471 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1944 |
End Date | 12-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Aachen. 352 aircraft- 9 Lancasters Lost (2.6%). An accurate raid which caused widespread damage to the centre of Aachen including a complete break-down of the air-raid defences in the city. Significant infrastructural damage was caused including roads, railways and electrical power. 1542 deaths on the ground. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed east of Roosendaal, Holland |