Elliott, Arthur John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Arthur John |
Surname | Elliott |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Henry and Dorothy Elliott, of Kingscote, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS815 |
Markings | JI-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 4. Row AA. Grave 58. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS, SON. SADLY MISSED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1179569 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the remaining crew, four became PoW but both air gunners evaded capture |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-03-1944 |
End Date | 23-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 816 aircraft, 33 losses (4.0%). An indirect route, in addition to a diversionary raid on Kiel kept fighters away for some time and in fact the German controller believed that Frankfurt was the target. Marking and bombing were accurate and Frankfurt was again badly damaged right across the city. 948 deaths and 346 seriously injured. Some 120000 people were bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Shot about by a night-fighter, killing F/S Elliott. On fire and with both engines faltering, the pilot crash-landed SW of Ruminghem, France |