Service Details
Name:
 FRIEND
Given Name:
 ARTHUR WILLIAM
Initials:
 A W
Service No:
 80090
Rank:
 Flying Officer
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 97 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1942-06-28
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Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Lancaster #R5674, mission to Bremen, NW Germany was shot down by a night fighter at Avenhorn Village, NW Netherlands killing 3 of the 7 crew members on board
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 1 January 1943 pg. 41
Additional
Information:
Son of Arthur Thomas James and Helen Catherine (nee Branker) Friend, of East London. Born Port Elizabeth. A clerk.
Commemoration
Country:
 Netherlands
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Cemetery:
 BERGEN GENERAL CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Plot 1. Row C. Grave 18.

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