Arthur
Sydney
Daws
Born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Matthew William Daws
and Ada (Hague) Daws
Brother of
Cyril Hague Daws
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 36
in Driffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Arthur was born in 1904[1]. He passed away in 1940.
Arthur was an Aircraftsman 1st Class based with 77 Squadron at RAF Driffield. On 15th August 1940 a force of Luftwaffe aircraft attacked RAF bases in Yorkshire. They attacked Driffield Airbase about 13.20 for about 45 minutes dropping over 100 bombs. In total all grounded aircraft were destroyed and 14 persons were killed.[2]
Census 1911
- Event Place Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom
- Event Place (Original) Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire (East Riding), England
- Sub-District West Sculcoates
- Registration District Sculcoates
- Matthew William Head M 48 Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire - Law Clerk
- Ada Daws Wife F 45 Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire
- Harold Daws Son M 25 Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire - Corn Merchants Clerk
- Mabel Hague Daws Daughter F 20 Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire
- Edwin Hague Daws Son M 15 Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire - Ironmongers Clerk
- Arthur Sydney Daws Son M 6 Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire
- Ernest Daws Son M 4 Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire[3]
CWG
- AIRCRAFTMAN 1ST CLASS ARTHUR SYDNEY DAWS
- Service Number: 752795
- Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
- 77 Sqdn.
- Died 15 August 1940
- Age 36 years old
- Buried or commemorated at
- HULL NORTHERN CEMETERY
- Compt. 192. Grave 11.
- Son of Matthew William and Ada Daws, of Hull; husband of Gwendolen Caroline Daws, of Monxton, Hampshire.[4]
Sources
- ↑ DAWS, ARTHUR SYDNEY (Mothers maiden name HAGUE ) GRO Reference: 1904 S Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 272
- ↑ The events of 15th August 1940 - https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york40/15aug40.html
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7TW-ZPJ : 18 July 2019), Matthew William Daws, Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission - https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2402334/arthur-sydney-daws/
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