Guesford, Arthur Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Arthur Edwin |
Surname | Guesford |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Doris Guesford. Husband of Patricia Irene Guesford, of Bicknacre, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6375 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kirkeby Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 263. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE GOD KNOWS BEST ON EARTH THERE IS STRIFE IN HEAVEN REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 745814 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Pilot |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
RAF Great Massingham was used as an advance base |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6926 (P359709/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-06-1941 |
End Date | 15-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the North Sea. |