STILES, Arthur Edward Jarvis
| Service Number: | 423349 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 186 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | DRUMMOYNE, NSW, 29 November 1922 |
| Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft lost on Bombing Raid to Homberg, Germany, 20 November 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 423349, Aircrew Training Units | |
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| 21 Jun 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 423349, Aircrew Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
| 20 Nov 1942: | Involvement Royal Air Force , Warrant Officer, 423349, No. 186 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Killed on raid to Homberg German in Lancaster HK622 |
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Arthur Edward Jarvis STILES (1922-1944)
Arthur Stiles was the Wireless Operator of Lancaster HK622, which unusually in an RAF squadron, had four RAAF crew members. The aircraft, captained by Flight Lieutenant George WILLIAMSON, who had been recommended and subsequently awarded posthumously the DFC for an earlier mission with this crew) took off from RAF Tuddenham at 1237 hours on the 20th November1944, detailed to bomb Homberg, Germany.
Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. A Missing Research & Enquiry team reported later: “The aircraft was shot down by heavy anti-aircraft fire and exploded in the air at Baerl, 4 to 5 kms north east of Moers at 1515 hours on 20th November.” All the crew members were killed.
The crew on this raid was:
Flight Sergeant Wallace Patrick Burton (432748) RAAF (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Herbert Keith Coombe (433197) RAAF (Rear Gunner)
Sergeant Arthur Ernest Piggin (976406) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Warrant Officer Arthur Edward Jarvis Stiles (423349) RAAF (Wireless Operator Air)
Flight Sergeant Kenneth Henry Turner (1458457) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Flight Lieutenant George Edward Williamson DFC (426933) RAAF (Pilot)
Flying Officer Edward Winton (153353) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)
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