Colling, Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur |
Surname | Colling |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Parker Colling and Annie Colling, of Darlington, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N6208 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fouquieres Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Plot 4. Row K. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | HIS EARTHLY DUTY NOBLY DONE. HIS SOUL AND MEMORY LIVETH ON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580571 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1940 |
End Date | 11-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Maastricht |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on fire near Fouquieres-les-Bethune France. Sgt Colling died from his injuries. |