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Aaron, Arthur Louis
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
Aaron, Arthur Louis
Date Of Birth
5 Mar 1922
Age
21
Birth Place
Leeds, Yorkshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
12 Aug 1943
Date Of Death
13 Aug 1943
Fate
Died of injuries
Incident Details
Crash landed at Bone airfield Algeria
Incident Date
12 Aug 1943 - 13 Aug 1943
Incident Time
2135
Information
Parents: Mr and Mrs B Aaron, of Gledhow, Leeds, Yorkshire.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 15/10/1943 (D.F.M.) Further gazette pages: 4859 (D.F.M.) Further Gazette issues: 36235 (D.F.M.)
Rank Name
Acting Flight Sergeant
Service Number
1458181
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
4859 (V.C.); Issue: 36235 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Turin, Italy; Italy (including Monte Cassino, Anzio, Salerno, San Marino etc)
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Regiment
RAF Downham Market
Battalion
218 (Gold Coast) Squadron
Crew
Flight Sergeant Arthur Louis Aaron V.C., D.F.M.
Command
Bomber Command
Aircraft Mark
III
Aircraft Type
Stirling
Aircraft Serial
EF452
Place of Death
Bone, North Africa
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
Air Crew Europe Star Medal
award
Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
RAF Downham Market
unit
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
unit
RAF Downham Market
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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