Born: 1916.
Died: 28th November 1939; age: 23; aircraft crashed at Simonsbath, Somerset.
Rank: Aircraftman First Class/Wireless Operator; Service Number; 537645.
Regiment: Royal Air Force, 148 Squadron.
Grave Reference:
X.H.5.250.
Ipswich.
In 1939, Ipswich, Arthur married Dorothy P.M. Trudgill, born March 1920, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
ENGLAND & WALES REGISTER 1939
Arthur’s wife, Dorothy was living with her mother at their family home – 78, Heath Road, Ipswich.
Kate Emily Trudgill (nee Trudgill), born February 1880, unpaid Domestic Duties.
28th November 1939
Aircraft: Anson I; Serial Number: N5084. The twin engine aircraft crashed at Simonsbath, near Minehead, Somerset, during a night cross-country flight.
Crew:
Thomas William Storey; Flight Officer/Pilot; age 29; R.A.F.
Thomas Robert Moss; Sergeant/Observer; age 29; R.A.F.
Gerald Roland Cecil Talbot; Sergeant/Observer; age 22; R.A.F.
Frederick Challenger Overall; Aircraftman Second Class/Wireless Operator/Air Gunner; age 23; R.A.F.
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