WORDEN Arthur Cephas

1910 - 1943  (32 years)

• Name	WORDEN Arthur Cephas
  Born	19 Jul 1910	MAN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Flying from RAF Snaith in East Yorkshire, ENG.   [2]
  	Served during WWII as No. R113195, Flt. Sgt. (Air Gunner) in the RCAF attached to 51 Squadron, RAF, Bomber Command.
  	At the time of his death, 51 Squadron, RAF were flying Handley Page Halifax BII aircraft on a mission to Dusseldorf in Germany. The incident took place at 2353 hours on 25 May 1943. Aircraft No. HR853. All crew members died in the crash.
  Buried	Cal May 1943	Uden Military Cemetery, Uden NL   [3]
  	Grave No. 5.I.1
  Died	25 May 1943	Malden GER   [4]
  	Age: 32y
  	Some sources give the date of this sad event as 26 May 1943. Malden is located close to the Dutch/German border and this might explain the fact that some records say that the accident occured in the Gelderland province of the Netherlands. Died in a wartime aircraft accident as a result of enemy action. See miltary entry for more details. Lest We Forget.
  Person ID	I18137	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	WORDEN Ernest Herbert, (probable twin),   b. 23 Aug 1880, Bowmanville, Durham ONT ,   d. 12 Apr 1938, Winnipeg MAN  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	JORY Mabel Frances
  Family ID	F5934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PLATSOU Lily Irene
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F5936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  No. R.113195, Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) Arthur Cephas WORDEN (1910-1943), RCAF, attached to 51 Squadron, RAF who died while on active service on an operation to Dusseldorf, Germany on 25 May 1943. Lest We Forget.

  
  

  Headstones		The burial place of No. R.113195, Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) Arthur Cephas WORDEN (1910-1943), RCAF, attached to 51 Squadron, RAF.
  		Headstone of No. R.113195, Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) Arthur Cephas WORDEN (1910-1943), RCAF, attached to 51 Squadron, RAF. Lest We Forget.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3509] ZZ Place Record: MAN, Place Rec Id [P4006]. [S3535] ZZ Place Record: Flying from RAF Snaith in East Yorkshire, ENG., Place Rec Id [P4049]. [S3533] ZZ Place Record: Uden Military Cemetery, Uden NL, Place Rec Id [P4047]. [S3534] ZZ Place Record: Malden GER, Place Rec Id [P4048].