In Memory Of
FRIEND, ARTHUR WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
80090
Rank:
Flying Officer
Unit:
97 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
1942-06-28
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
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Plot 1. Row C. Grave 18.
Cemetery:
BERGEN GENERAL CEMETERY
Country:
Netherlands
Additional Information
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
LG Sup 1 January 1943 pg. 41
Son of Arthur Thomas James and Helen Catherine (nee Branker) Friend, of East London. Born Port Elizabeth. A clerk.
