Hirons, Arthur Walter
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Arthur Walter |
Surname | Hirons |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 19-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Frank and Elizabeth Hirons. Husband of Ellen Catherine Hirons, of Streatham Hill, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VII |
Serial Number | NS957 |
Markings | 3P- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave I. C. 1-7. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GRANT TO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 74678 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 515 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/49 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-03-1945 |
End Date | 19-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- to patrol Kitzingen airfield |
Reason for Loss | Collided over Belgium with a 425 Sqn Halifax (MZ482 KW-G), both crashing near Ciney, ENE of Dinant. |