Bell, Charles Herbert Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Herbert Leslie |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 10-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Herbert and Florence Kate Bell, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1616 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 30. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF OUR SON WHO GAVE HIS EARTHLY LIFE TO THE FREEDOM OF MANKIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/94770 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 22 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Peter's Church, Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A dedication to the men and women who were killed while serving with 22 OTU during World War 2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stratford upon Avon |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Biervliet (Zeeland) Holland around 23:45. German pilot thought to be Oblt. Albert Schultz (I/NJG2). |