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ARNOT, Arthur Gordon Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 402840 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Batlow, New South Wales, Australia, 19 November 1916 |
| Home Town: | Tullamore, Parkes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, 31 August 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Maldon Cemetery, Maldon, Essex, England Maldon Cemetery, Maldon, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 402840 | |
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| 11 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 402840 | |
| 31 Aug 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 402840 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Sergeant Arthur Gordon Herbert Arnot 402840 was killed in the loss of Westland Lysander V9798 of Number 1488 Flight RAF - also killed was LAC Michael Summers 1253702 RAF with both men buried in Maldon Cemetery, England
He was laid to rest in the Service Plot at Maldon Cemetery, Row 61. Grave 95, and the inscription chosen by his family reads:
"A GLORIOUS COMPANY TO SERVE AS MODEL TO THE MIGHTY WORLD"
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