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Arthur Gamston, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Second World War, St Bartholomew's Church, Thompson Avenue, Upper Penn, West Sussex
Arthur was born in Wolverhampton on 9 April 1904, the son of John and Susan Gamston. They family were living in Upper Penn in 1911, and Arthur and his parents were joined by his four brothers John Charles, Harry, Thomas and William. He married Evelyn Turner in Wolverhampton in 1929, and they had a son, Leonard J., in Wolverhampton in 1930. By 1939, the couple and their child were living at 89 Thompson Avenue, Wolverhampton, and Arthur was working as a “Gentleman’s Gardener”.
Arthur became an Aircraftman 2nd Class in the 415 Squadron of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (service number 1506002). On 29 September 1941 he was flying a Hudson V plane on a training flight, but he swung on take-off and crashed and was killed over Thorney Island, West Sussex. The value of his effects were £517 19s. 7d. He is buried in St Bartholomew’s Churchyard in Penn, Wolverhampton.
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