ARNOLD, Gordon Arthur
| Service Number: | 402456 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 108 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 29 April 1914 |
| Home Town: | Cooma, Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Middle East, 6 July 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sydney, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 402456 | |
| 6 Jul 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 402456, No. 108 Squadron (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
Gordon Arthur Arnold Detials
Official Number: 402456
Rank: Sergeant
Name: ARNOLD, Gordon Arthur
Honours: ....
Age: 28
Ship or Unit: R.A.A.F at R.A.F.
Service: R.A.A.F.
Date and Place of Death: 6/7/42
Place of Burial: Geneifa Military Cemetary, Egypt, Plot 2, Row D, Grave 10.
Usual Place of Residence: Mountain View Rock Flat, via Cooma.
Occupation: Accountant
Birthplace: Hay, N.S.W.
Parentage - Father: ARNOLD, Charles Duncan
Mother (now) STOKES, Mabel
Roll of Honour: Cooma, N.S.W.
Signature (N.O.K.) : Mabel Stokes (Mother)
Address: Mountain View, Rock Flat, via. Cooma, N.S.W.
Submitted 12 October 2015 by Stephen Arnold
RAAF FATALITIES
RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG
RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT
IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS
402456 Flight Sergeant ARNOLD, Gordon Arthur
Source : AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 163/88/125 Commonwealth War Graves records
Aircraft Type: Wellington
Unit: ATTD 108 SQN RAF
Summary:
A Wellington aircraft flown by Flt Sgt Metcalfe (RAF) was detailed on 6th July 1942 to carry out an operational sortie over the battle area in the vicinity of El Daba. The aircraft had completed the mission and was about to leave when it was attacked by German aircraft. During the engagement Flt Sgt Arnold (Wireless Air Gunner) was severely wounded. The pilot succeeded in shaking off the enemy aircraft by diving to the ground and pulling out at the last moment, and bringing the aircraft back to Ibu Sueir.
The Captain and the Rear Gunner rendered first aid assistance to Flt Sgt Arnold but he died shortly after being lifted out of the aircraft. He is buried in the Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt. Fayid is a small town 20kms south if Ismailia on the western shore of the Great Bitter Lake which is at the mid point of the Suez Canal.
Crew :
RAF Flt Sgt J Metcalfe, Captain (Pilot)
RAF Sgt A M Treherne, (2nd Pilot)
RAF Sgt A Cohen,(Observer)
RAF Sgt Anderson, (Wireless Air Gunner)
RAAF 402456 Flt Sgt G A Arnold, (Wireless Air Gunner)
RAF Sgt Cross, (Air Gunner)
Submitted 11 October 2015 by Stephen Arnold
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Gordon Arthur ARNOLD was born on 29th April, 1914 in Hay, New South Wales
His parents were Charles Duncan ARNOLD and Mabel Mary CARROLL who married in Sydney in 1910
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