Wilson, Arnold Talbot
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arnold Talbot |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 56 |
Decorations | Sir KCI CSI CMG DSO MP |
Date of Death | 31-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of The Revd. Canon James Maurice Wilson, D.D., M.A., and Georgina Mary Wilson. Husband of Lady Wilson, of Saffron Walden, Essex. Formerly Lt.-Col., 32Nd Sikh Pioneers. Awarded King's Medal and Sword of Honour, Sandhurst. M.P. Hitchin (Herts.) Division, 1933-1940. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7791 |
Markings | LF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eringhem Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS IMMORTAL. WISDOM I:15 (From Wisdom of Solomon 1:15 KJV) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 266 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 75684 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 37 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
At the age of 56 he was almost certainly the oldest and among the most decorated of all killed in Bomber Command. A Sandhurst graduate, he attained the rank of Lt Col and later became MP for Hitchin |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/388/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/388/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-05-1940 |
End Date | 01-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Target in Nieuwpoort |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Eringhem close to Dunkirk |