Oakes, Arthur Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Stanley |
Surname | Oakes |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Ernest and Mary Emma Oakes, of Shaw Heath, Stockport, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | W8354 |
Markings | MQ-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row D. Grave 23. |
Epitaph | HE DIED, AS HE LIVED A GOOD SON FONDLY REMEMBERED BY ALL AT HOME. AT REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1230795 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/64 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/63 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-01-1943 |
End Date | 25-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Vlissingen- Flushing docks |
Reason for Loss | Hit by marine flak and crashed in the target area |