Pryke, Arthur William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur William |
Surname | Pryke |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Joan Dorothy Phyllis Pryke, of Newbury. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7470 |
Markings | -H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dudley Borough Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2389. |
Epitaph | TELL ENGLAND, ALL YE WHO PASS BY, I DIED FOR HER AND HERE I LIE CONTENT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 229 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 624422 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1657 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | Adjacent to former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar & inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years and the Men and Women who were stationed at R.A.F. Stradishall and to honour the sacrifices that were made. |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-10-1942 |
End Date | 27-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Lost power from the port inner engine causing the crew to return to base. Crashed at Motty, Co. Durham |