Twamley, Arnold Edward Desmond
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arnold Edward Desmond |
Surname | Twamley |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Minnie Twamley, of Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8744 |
Markings | YH-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | De Panne Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row A. Grave 28. |
Epitaph | CALLED, CHOSEN, FAITHFUL (From Revelation 17:14) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 256 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580573 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-05-1940 |
End Date | 28-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Locate and bomb enemy positions in the forest near Clairmarais, east of St. Omer |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak during the attack at 1400hrs. |