Jarand, Arthur Henry
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Arthur Henry |
Surname | Jarand |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Emily Jarand. Husband of Bettine M. Jarand, of St. Marks, Isle of Man. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW179 |
Markings | DY-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. D. 1. |
Epitaph | SWEET ARE THE MEMORIES SILENTLY KEPT. MUMMY, DAD, BETTINE AND DORIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 188 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 33060 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
A pre-war regular officer, from the Isle of Man |
Also commemorated on the Isle of Man National War Memorial, St. John's, IOM; St. Mark's Memorial, IOM and Santon Memorial, IOM. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/811/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/811/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Magdeburg. 371 aircraft, 17 losses (4.6%). Bomber Command claimed a successful area raid with 44% of the built-up area of the town being destroyed. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed between Langelsheim and Wolfshagen, Germany |