Arnold Nixon

[jackstaff]

I am writing on behalf of my father in law who would like to know if anyone can tell him what happened to Arnold during the war.
They worked together in the Post Office in Derby as PO messengers from 1935 until call up. We know that Arnold lived at 19 Sherwin Street Derby and we have been told that he may have died in a flying boat accident in the North Sea.
If the accident is true we were wondering why a ground crew would have been flying over the North Sea.

[cath151]

Hi,
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2702192/NIXSON,%20ARNOLD%20CHARLES
I think this may be him sadly
Also in Gro RAF Death indices
Arnold C Dixon died 1941
Unit 4 Cotu(?)
1275795
Aircraftman 2 nd Class
Cathy

[cath151]

There is a private tree on Ancestry.com with possible photos.
Cathy   
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73013298
Also picture of his grave

[t mo]

morning jackstaff
looks like dad in law was right here,s a death for an Arnold  Nixon aircraftsman 2nd class number 1275795  unit 4 c otu  year 1941 vol 1  page 71 death recorded in gro war deaths raf all ranks 1939-1948
4 c  otu is number 4 [coastal]  operational training unit , formed in 1941 as part of coastal command  at raf stranraer  for training aircrew on coastal command flying boats .
they may have been the short bros sunderland flying boats or catalinas .
do a google search for  what was raf 4 c otu several sites worth looking at .
very best wishes to dad in law .
regards
trevor

[jackstaff]

Thank you very much it has settled all his queries. Arnold had been a very good friend when they worked together, it was very sad that he lost his life as so many other did also. I sometimes think that when the survivors get very old, dad is 93, they start to consider those who didn't make it.

[bjcglc]

JackStaff
Arnold Charles was my uncle.  My mother Vera was his sister.  Arnold lost his life when the aircraft he was in crashed upon take off and caught fire near Inverness Scotland.   He was only 20.

[jackstaff]

Thank you so very much for that. I assume that a lot of young men died in such terrible times.

[Kathryn Fowler]

My mum knew Arnold or Bunty as he was known very well. He was very handsome and a lovely, kind man. Her last memory of him was a walk together by the River Gardens, licking ice cream on a hot summers day. Just showed her the picture of the grave and it's made her day!