David Arthur Prior

Memorial: Filton - St Peter's Church

Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Aircraftsman 2nd Class

Parents: Arthur Joseph and Olive Evelyn May Prior

Home address: Southmead, Bristol

Date of birth: 1925

Date of death: 11/08/1943

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Bristol (Canford) Cemetery and commemorated on St Peter’s Church Filton Memorial

Age: 18

Further information:

David’s death was registered in Blackpool so it is likely that he died whilst training at RAF Squires Gate a large WW2 flying school, formerly Blackpool airport.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/