Thorp, Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur |
Surname | Thorp |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Florence Thorp. Husband of Violet Thorp, of Chorley, Lancashire. Brother of Joan MillicentThorp and Philip Thorp. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP769 |
Markings | EQ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. D. 6. |
Epitaph | HIS COMPANY WAS OUR GREATEST PLEASURE, HIS MEMORY OUR GREATEST TREASURE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 254 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2207095 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Miscellaneous Information
He was a civil servant at the labour exchange in Derby before joining up. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1945 |
End Date | 09-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg- to attack the shipyards. 440 aircraft, 6 losses. Bombing was scattered due to cloud cover. Although some damage was probably caused to the shipyards, the American 8th Air Force had attacked the target only a few hours earlier so it was impossible to differentiate the damaged caused by the two raids |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Heidenau, NW of Tostedt, Germany |