York, Arthur John Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | WO |
Forename(s) | Arthur John Alfred |
Surname | York |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 20-02-1946 |
Next of Kin | Son of William E. & F. L. York of Irchester, Northamptonshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lincoln BII |
Serial Number | RF385 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Irchester Cemetery, Northamptonshire |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1514962 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Awarded DFM serving with 619 Sqn Nov 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1946 |
End Date | 20-02-1946 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air test/ cross-country navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed on Air Test near Queniborough, Leicestershire during a violent thunderstorm |