Posselt, Arthur Francis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Francis |
Surname | Posselt |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. T. Posselt, of Mbabane, Swaziland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | K9483 |
Markings | JN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1A. A. 10-12. |
Epitaph | "WAS IT FOR THIS THE CLAY GREW TALL?" "EARTH, RECEIVE AN HONOURED GUEST" (Poem by W H Auden) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41319 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Miscellaneous Information
150 Squadron lost all four of the aircraft on this operation with only one man surviving |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1008/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1008/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-05-1940 |
End Date | 14-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Ecury-sur-Coole |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attacking ground forces in the Ardennes |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Le Petit Pont at Bulson |