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ACM. Arthur Lionel Murch
Royal Air Force No. 215 Squadron
from:Bristol
My dad, Arthur Murch, served with 215 Squadron in India and the Far East during WW2. He was born in Bristol on 24 November 1919, and died as a result of a hit-and-run incident in Shrewsbury, Shropshire in 1970.
He enlisted at RAF Cardington on 11th of October 1940, and then went to RAF Blackpool for training. He is down on his RAF Record of Service as W/Mech, initially on Wellington Bombers. He was admitted to Weavins Home, Poulton on 29th of January 1941 and discharged on 17th of February 1941 (it’s difficult to discern the writing on his record for this). He joined 215 Squadron sometime in 1941 and was posted to the Far East on 12th of February 1942. He was again admitted to BMH Asansol on 24 July 1942, and discharged on 29th July 1942. He was then admitted to BMH Lucknow and BGH Calcutta in 1943. Following this, he was then admitted to hospitals at Innsworth and Cranwell in 1945.
I have only recently requested his service record and I am awaiting any information regarding awards from the MoDMO. I hope to do further research in the near future.