Bartlett, Charles Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Henry |
Surname | Bartlett |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred George and Dorothy Lucy Bartlett, of Worle, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD375 |
Markings | CF-R Himself Roger |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 2. C. 13-14. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS IN OUR MEMORY ALWAYS VERY NEAR MISSING EVERY MOMENT ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3050089 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Miscellaneous Information
Both gunners killed, remainder survived |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 06-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (62% moon) |
Operation | Chemnitz |
Reason for Loss | Lost during the 'Thunderclap' raid on this target deep in eastern Germany |