Service militaire
Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de S. George Arundel, et de Laura Arundel, de Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
Galerie numérique de Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel
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Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel
Flight Sergeant JSG Arundel is in the centre, my uncle Flight Sergeant Bunn 277 Squardon is on the right and Flight Sergeant WA Rance on the left. Arundel and my uncle Flight Sergeant Bunn were killed together on 25th July 1942 when their Boulton Paul Defiant was shot down by Unteroffizer Boerner form 9th Staffel of JG26 (his firt kill). The aircraft, from RAF Martelsham Heath, has gone in search of a downed pilot off Dunkirk. They had an escort of two Spitfires, one of which was also shot down when six FW190s attacked them. Full account of Flt Sgt Arundel's activities is in Norman Frank's book"Another Kind of Courage". The picture I have sent also appears in the book having been supplied by W.A. Rance who contributed to Mr Frank's book.
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Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel
Left: Flt Sgt WA Rance Centre: Flt Sgt John Arundel Right: Sgt William Bunn
John and William were were killed when their Boulton Paul Defiant V1117 of 277 Squadron operating from Martelsham Heath, Suffolk which was being escorted by two Spitfires on an ASR (Air Sea Rescue) mission looking for a downed pilot 4 miles off Dunkirk. They were intercepted by 6 FW190s, one Spitfire and the Defiant were shot down and the crews lost. William and John often flew together, this photograph is now displayed on the anniversary of their death at St George's Chapel, Biggin Hill, Kent, UK. This was the last Defiant lost to enemy action. William Bunn was my uncle, one of the many brave young chaps who stood up to the plate and gave their all.
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Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel
Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … name on the panels that surround the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel
Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel
Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant JSG Arundel is in the centre, my uncle Flight Sergeant Bunn 277 Squardon is on the right and Flight Sergeant WA Rance on the left. Arundel and my uncle Flight Sergeant Bunn were killed together on 25th July 1942 when their Boulton Paul Defiant was shot down by Unteroffizer Boerner form 9th Staffel of JG26 (his firt kill). The aircraft, from RAF Martelsham Heath, has gone in search of a downed pilot off Dunkirk. They had an escort of two Spitfires, one of which was also shot down when six FW190s attacked them. Full account of Flt Sgt Arundel's activities is in Norman Frank's book"Another Kind of Courage". The picture I have sent also appears in the book having been supplied by W.A. Rance who contributed to Mr Frank's book.
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Left: Flt Sgt WA Rance Centre: Flt Sgt John Arundel Right: Sgt William Bunn John and William were were killed when their Boulton Paul Defiant V1117 of 277 Squadron operating from Martelsham Heath, Suffolk which was being escorted by two Spitfires on an ASR (Air Sea Rescue) mission looking for a downed pilot 4 miles off Dunkirk. They were intercepted by 6 FW190s, one Spitfire and the Defiant were shot down and the crews lost. William and John often flew together, this photograph is now displayed on the anniversary of their death at St George's Chapel, Biggin Hill, Kent, UK. This was the last Defiant lost to enemy action. William Bunn was my uncle, one of the many brave young chaps who stood up to the plate and gave their all.
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Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … name on the panels that surround the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant John Stanley George Arundel is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Dans les livres du souvenir
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Page 55 du Livre du Souvenir de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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MÉMORIAL DE RUNNYMEDE Surrey, Royaume-Uni
Au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, plus de cent seize mille hommes et femmes des forces aériennes du Commonwealth britannique sont morts au champ d'honneur. Plus de dix-sept mille d'entre eux étaient membres de l'Aviation royale canadienne ou des Canadiens qui servaient dans la Royal Air Force. Presque un tiers des morts n'ont pas de sépulture connue. De ce total, vingt mille quatre cent cinquante sont commémorés par nom au Mémorial de Runnymede situé à Englefield Green, près d'Egham, à trente-deux kilomètres à l'ouest de Londres.
L'architecture du Mémorial de Runnymede est originale et impressionnante. La pierre du Souvenir repose au centre d'un cloître qui domine une tour carrée perchée sur le sommet de la colline de Cooper qui surplombe la Tamise. Les allées du cloître aboutissent à deux observatoires, l'un donnant sur Windsor, l'autre sur l'aéroport de Londres à Heathrow. Les trois mille cinquante aviateurs canadiens tués au combat sont parmi ceux dont les noms sont gravés sur les revers de pierre des fenêtres étroites des allées cloîtrées et des observatoires.
Au-dessus de l'entrée à trois arches qui conduit au cloître, trône un aigle de pierre surmonté de la devise de la Royal Air Force «Per Ardua ad Astra». De chaque côté, figure une inscription en anglais dont voici la traduction :
« CE CLOÎTRE HONORE LES NOMS DE 20 000 AVIATEURS SANS SÉPULTURE CONNUE QUI SONT MORTS POUR LA LIBERTÉ LORS DES OPÉRATIONS AÉRIENNES AU-DESSUS DES ÎLES BRITANNIQUES, ET DES TERRES ET MERS DU NORD ET DE L'OUEST DE L'EUROPE. »
Dans la tour se trouve un sanctuaire voûté, paisible et propice à la méditation. On peut y lire, orné d'enluminures, un extrait d'un poème anglais de Paul H. Scott.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
L’image du coquelicot est une marque déposée de la Légion royale canadienne (Direction nationale) et est utilisée avec sa permission. Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus sur le coquelicot.
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