Dimock, Arthur Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Arthur Edward |
Surname | Dimock |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of F. Raymond and Nellie A. Dimock, of South Rawdon, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL679 |
Markings | J1-J2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. G. 12-18. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON ARTHUR. ASLEEP IN JESUS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/153186 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1979/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1944 |
End Date | 15-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Brunswick. 498 aircraft, all but two of them Lancasters. First major raid on this town of the war. 38 Lancasters Lost (7.6%). The German controller tracked the bomber stream from just off the English coastline and many German fighters entered the stream over Bremen, continuing to score hits until the stream left the Dutch coast on the return leg. Pathfinder losses were unusually high (11 aircraft). The raid was not successful even though the town was not expansive alongside most targets. Many bombs fell in open countryside or in neighbouring towns. Only 10 houses destroyed. 14 deaths on the ground. |
Reason for Loss |