Fitch, Arthur Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Robert |
Surname | Fitch |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Arthur and Mabel Fitch, of St. Osyth, Essex. Clerk In Holy Orders, B.D., A.K.C. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1030 |
Markings | BL-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middelkerke Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | A CHRISTIAN LIFE, SINCERE AND TRUE; HE SACRIFICED THAT LIFE TO SAVE HIS CREW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 164 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 65581 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Body eventually washed up on Belgian coastline |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8827 (P361990/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-09-1941 |
End Date | 03-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Oostende |
Reason for Loss | Ditched 10 miles off the port of Harwich |