{"id":528,"date":"2019-10-25T07:52:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T07:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=528"},"modified":"2021-05-04T11:55:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T11:55:23","slug":"kossick-arnold","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/kossick-arnold\/","title":{"rendered":"Kossick, Arnold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Arnold Kossick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wireless Operator\/Air Gunner, 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron
Service number 936531
Died 13 June 1941
Buried Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany
Age 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arnold (Abram) was born in 1921 in Newcastle upon Tyne to David and Rose n\u00e9e Davis. Arnold’s father David was a ship surveyor and was working in Hong Kong harbour in 1941. He was killed when his launch exploded on the 12 December, six months after Arnold was killed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arnold was a member of the Jesmond Playhouse repertory company before moving to Jersey to become the stage manager of playhouse. He enlisted in the RAF at Cardington in 1940. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arnold was the wireless operator\/air gunner on Hampden P4310 which departed from RAF Waddington on a night operation to Soest. The aircraft was shot down and crashed at Oberwerries, Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family story can be found on the link below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Crew Of Hampden P4310. Their Stories and Operations by Dorothy Ramser <\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n