Alderton, Arthur Marsden Lewis
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Arthur Marsden Lewis |
Surname | Alderton |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Date of Death | 21-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ada D. G. W. Alderton (nee Lewis); husband of Kathleen Cameline Alderton, of Fairlight, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | HX958 |
Markings | YH-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 200. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | 271 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40066 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 Group, 140 Wing |
Squadron | 21 |
Squadron Motto | Viribus vincimus (By strength we conquer) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | - |
End Date | - |
Takeoff Station | Gravesend |
Operation | To bomb a V1 launch site at St. Pierre |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak in his starboard engine but successfully feathered the unit. Later crashed into the sea and exploded on impact. |