Porter, Arthur Haydn
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Haydn |
Surname | Porter |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Victor and Mary Porter. Husband of Edith Ellen Porter, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR795 |
Markings | TL-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 269. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1318075 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Date of crash 28/5/43. Killed by allied fighters when they strafed a marching PoW column |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 28-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 518 aircraft, 23 losses (4.4%). PFF used sky marking due to cloud cover. Limited damage to central and northern districts of Essen. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter |