WELCH, Arnold Gregory
Service Number: | 400763 |
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Enlisted: | 13 October 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 49 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Bright, Victoria, Australia, 4 November 1914 |
Home Town: | Bright, Alpine, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, North Sea, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 31 May 1942, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bright Memorial Clock Tower, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 400763, No. 49 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
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13 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400763 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Arnold Gregory Welch 400763 was killed when Manchester L7429 of 49SQN RAF was lost at sea after attacking a target in Holland - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Crew: Carter, John Philip (Pilot Officer) 126578 RAF / Ash, Maurice Samuel (Sergeant) 534824 RAF / Ramsey, John Cook (Sergeant) 944122 RAF / Yeates, Lawrence John (Sergeant) 1057877 RAF / Haynes, George Charles (Sergeant) 1280307 RAF / Block, David (Flight Sergeant) 903489 RAF