Glencross, Arthur Roger
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Arthur Roger |
Surname | Glencross |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 28-05-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7793 |
Markings | LF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 170 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 26230 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 37 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches March 1939 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/388/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/388/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1940 |
End Date | 26-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Communications |
Reason for Loss | Forced landed near Oostende Belgium. It is likely the entire crew survived. S/L Glencross is known to have drowned when the ss Abukir was sunk on 28/05/1940. |