Arthur Bryan Morlidge was born on November 10, 1921 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, son of Ernest Arthur Morlidge and Olive Bessie Chamberlain. He had four brothers and seven sisters.

With the arrival of World War Two, Arthur joined the Royal
Canadian Air Force and after training as a navigator, was assigned to the 419th "Moose" Squadron.

On October 2, 1942, he was serving on board of his Wellington Bomber BK 269 VR-C on a mission to the German city of Krefeld. F/O Morlidge's crew consisted of:

Flying Officer Arthur Bryan Morlidge,
Flight Sergeant Hubert Price,
Warrant Officer Class I Sidney Stowe,
Flying Officer Harding Stuart,
Flight Sergeant Helfi Sveinson
Sgt N. Nelan

419 Squadron

Royal Canadian Air Force
 

They took off from their base at Croft at 18.19. Their Wellington was targeted by a German night fighter, flown by Oblt Hans-Dieter Frank, of 1./NJG1 and shot down. The plane crashed near Oosterens (Noord Brabant), 3 kilometers south east of Uden.

Five members of the crew were killed. Only Sgt Nelan managed to bail out of the plane and was taken PoW. He was interned in Camps 8B and 344 as PoW No.27201.

Arthur Morlidge was 21. After the war, his remains and those of his crew were taken to Uden War Cemetery for reburial.

After the war, a lake in Northern Saskatchewan was named Morlidge Lake in his honor.

“Photo courtesy of Gerald Morlidge”  

Uden, The Netherlands

See Also:
F/S Hubert Price
W/O Sidney Stowe
F/O Harding Stuart
F/S Helfi Sveinson

All Casualties of 419 Squadron

Acknowledgements:
Mrs. Kathy Morlidge
Mr. Gerald Morlidge

Directions to Uden War Cemetery

Posted 22 July 2006
Updated 30 march 2008

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