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, Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) in the RCAF attached to 51 Squadron, Bomber Command RAF
  	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. Lest We Forget.
  Residence	1911	MAN   [1]
  Residence	1916	MAN   [1]
  Residence	1926	MAN   [1]
  Buried	Cal May 1943	Uden Military Cemetery, Uden, Noord-Brabant NL   [3]
  	Grave No. 5.I.1
  Died	26 May 1943	Malden, Gelderland NL   [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	13 May 2025

  
  

  Father	WORDEN Ernest Herbert, (probable twin),   b. 23 Aug 1880, Bowmanville, Durham ONT ,   d. 12 Apr 1938, Crystal City, Louise MAN  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	JORY Mabel Frances,   b. 28 Aug 1878, Exeter ONT ,   d. 12 Jun 1956  (Age 77 years)
  Married	14 May 1903
  Family ID	F5934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PLASTOW Lily Irene,   b. 27 Dec 1918, New Westminster BC ,   d. 2003, Victoria BC  (Age 84 years)
  Married	28 Dec 1937	Red Deer, Red Deer ALB   [5]
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  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

  [S3465] ZZ Place Record: MAN, Place Rec Id [P4006]. [S3487] ZZ Place Record: Flying from RAF Snaith in East Yorkshire, ENG., Place Rec Id [P4049]. [S14699] ZZ Place Record: Uden Military Cemetery, Uden, Noord-Brabant NL, Place Rec Id [P19188]. [S14698] ZZ Place Record: Malden, Gelderland NL, Place Rec Id [P19187]. [S9603] ZZ Place Record: Red Deer, Red Deer ALB, Place Rec Id [P12527].