Date of death:

April 25th, 1944 (Zuilichem/Gelderland, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Zuilichem
Row: 1. Grave: 1-3.

Service number:

179265

Nationality:

British

Arthur Hansford, son of Samuel and Louie Hansford; husband of Nina Hansford, of Filey, Yorkshire. Pilot Officer RAFVR.

Hij was killed on Tuesday, April 25, 1944 at the age of 36. as a result of a crash near the south bank of the river Waal near the village of Zuilichem after an attack on Karlsruhe in Germany. Their Halifax bomber was damaged by debris from another aircraft, making it an easy target for a night fighter.

He was buried at Zuilichem Municipal Cemetery in collective grave row 1, 1-3. The other fallen crew members buried in the same Coll. grave were F/O David D. Watterson age 24, F/O Alfred S. Redmonds age 23, F/O William Murphy age 22, W/O Edward V Webb 21, all RCAF. The other RCAF crew members Sgt Ray G. Tanner and Sgt Bryan M. Cassidy were able to save themselves by parachute and were made prisoners of war. Both survived the war.

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