Morgan, Arthur Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Charles |
Surname | Morgan |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edwin William and Margaret Ellen Morgan, of Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L5238 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Noyers-Pont-Maugis French National Cty |
Grave Reference | Grave 502. |
Epitaph | STRIVE TO LIVE AS NOBLY AS THEY DIED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 214 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 563340 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-05-1940 |
End Date | 14-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Villeneuve-les-Vertus |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attacking ground forces in the Ardennes. Of the 11 105 Squadron Battles taking part, only four returned to base |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing at Noyers-Pont-Maugis |