JACKSON – Dunbar ‘Jack’ Arthur
Sergeant – KIA – Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Oxfordshire, UK
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ARTHUR, JACKSON DUNBAR Initials: J D Nationality: Grenada Rank: Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Date of Death: 17/09/1943 Service No: 1394300 Additional information: Son of Mrs M. Arthur, of Georges, Grenada, British West Indies. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot I/2. Grave 69. Cemetery: OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY source:cwgc
April 4th, 2009 at 4:02 pmAdditional info courtesy CXX, WW2Chat.com: 10 OTU, Whitley V LA879. Training. Took off 2350hrs Stanton Harcourt for a Bullseye detail, only to collide with another of the units’ aircraft (Whitley Z9471) when some two miles SE of the airfield. Source: BCL, Vol.7, WR Chorley
September 1st, 2009 at 2:33 pm