Knight, Norman Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Norman Arthur |
Surname | Knight |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-10-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Ethel Maud Knight. Husband of Eva Marie Knight, of Bloomsbury, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T1891 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 82736 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Miscellaneous Information
His alma mater was the highly regarded Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith, London which lost an incredible 26 of their alumni to Bomber Command in WW2. |
Excerpt from "The Fallen Latymerians of The Second World War": Norman Arthur Knight was born on November 20th 1913. His father, also named Arthur Knight, was a Divisional Assistant Superintendent in the Prudential Assurance Company and the family lived at 9 Sinclair Rd, W14. He had attended Cumberland House School in Albert Rd Brighton before entering Class 1B at Latymer on September 16th 1924. He took and passed the General Schools Examination in June 1930 and left from Class 6C in July of that year. Sadly, there is no record of the next stage of his education or career in the admissions records. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3983 (P355720/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-10-1940 |
End Date | 29-10-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Homberg |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |