Sootheran, Arthur George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur George |
Surname | Sootheran |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert James Sootheran and Emma Louise Sootheran, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Lorraine Roslyn Sootheran, of Niagara Falls. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW598 |
Markings | OW-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row F. Grave 14. |
Epitaph | I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD" OUR LOVE AND FAITH ENDURE UNTIL ETERNITY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 245 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86393 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1944 |
End Date | 09-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Mayenne- to bomb railway facilities. Part of a 483 strong bomber force to attack inland communications lines to prevent advancing reinforcements reaching the Normandy beachhead. All of the raids were successful. 4 aircraft Lost (0.8%). |
Reason for Loss | While preparing to land back at base and at 800' the starboard inner engine failed and a forced landing was attempted at Newton-on-Ouse, the aircraft crashing into a number of houses |