Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Arthur Burgess

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Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Arthur Burgess

Birth
Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
Death
22 Jun 1943 (aged 23)
Neerkant, Deurne Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Burial
Nijmegen, Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
7. H. 7.
Memorial ID
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Arthur was our uncle and a brave volunteer who flew many raids before being shot down on 23rd June 1943. Coincidentally his twin, our mother gave birth to her first child that night and sadly Arthur was looking forward to seeing twin sisters baby but salt did not. Our mother Dorothy is now buried with her brother she sadly passed away on 4th April 2009.
Arthur was our uncle and a brave volunteer who flew many raids before being shot down on 23rd June 1943. Coincidentally his twin, our mother gave birth to her first child that night and sadly Arthur was looking forward to seeing twin sisters baby but salt did not. Our mother Dorothy is now buried with her brother she sadly passed away on 4th April 2009.

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MAY HIS SACRIFICE NOT BE IN VAIN. LOVING MOTHER, BROTHERS AND SISTERS

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1382415