Payton, Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur |
Surname | Payton |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Harriet Payton. Husband of Elizabeth Payton, of Connah's Quay, Flintshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | L7576 |
Markings | GI-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Petitmont Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | HIS STEP UNTRACED: WE ONLY KNOW AND SEEN HIS FATHER'S FACE AND SEEN HIS FATHER'S FACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 224 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1547679 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 496 aircraft in the third raid in this series. Night-fighters intercepted the bomber stream over France on the outbound leg and in bright moonlit conditions, leading to 39 Lancasters being shot down (7.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Petitmont, west of Strasbourg, France |