Johnston, Arthur Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Arthur Gordon |
Surname | Johnston |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Arthur and Alice Ida Johnston, of Farnham, Surrey. Husband of Violet Mary Johnston, of Prestwick, Ayrshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ654 |
Markings | HB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 219. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1554598 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 239 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 23 August 1919. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1456/58 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1456/57 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1944 |
End Date | 28-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- haystack exercise where two aircraft were to seek one another (like a needle in a haystack) |
Reason for Loss | Failed to return |