Simpkin, Arthur Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Ernest |
Surname | Simpkin |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest John and Kezia Simpkin, of Wigston Fields, Leicestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5580 |
Markings | EP-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. E. 20. |
Epitaph | LOVING THOUGHTS ALWAYS OF OUR DEAR SON ARTHUR. HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 957726 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 104 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8036 (P361044/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/821/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/821/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1941 |
End Date | 03-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Ditched in the North Sea. Some, if not all of the crew made it into the dinghy, which was washed up on 10th August containing two of the bodies. Verver's body washed up 17 days later |