Arneil, Douglas James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Douglas James |
Surname | Arneil |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William S. Arneil and Annie Arneil, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE904 |
Markings | OW-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 113. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE FOR EVER IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE (adapted from poem - Hallowed Ground - by Thomas Campbell. Original reads 'To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die' |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/23347 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-11-1943 |
End Date | 28-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | A mid air collision at Baynards Green near the airfield with another Wellington (X) |