Raybould, Arthur William
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Arthur William |
Surname | Raybould |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DSO, DFM |
Date of Death | 06-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph William and Elizabeth Melville Raybould, of Noctorum, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE166 |
Markings | 6O-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 201. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 230 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 122402 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Miscellaneous Information
Killed on his 78th operational sortie |
DSO Citation, London Gazette, 30 November 1943: "This officer has completed a very large number of sorties and his efforts have been attended with much success. He is an outstanding captain, whose gallant example, dogged determination and unfailing devotion to duty have set an example of the highest order. Flight Lieutenant Raybould has participated in attacks on a wide variety of targets, including Essen, Hamburg, Dortmund and Cologne". |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2101/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1944 |
End Date | 06-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Longues- to bomb a coastal battery. Part of a 1012 bomber strike force which sustained only three losses. At least 5000 tons of bombs were dropped on these raids, a new record, as was the number of sorties. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |