Blackmore, Charles Allen
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Allen |
Surname | Blackmore |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles A. Blackmore and Elsie Blackmore. Husband of Eleanor Irene Blackmore, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN443 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 49. D. 9. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF HUSBAND AND SON. EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS WIFE, MOTHER, FATHER AND BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/36399 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 82 OTU |
Trade | 2nd Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Rood Church, Ossington, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those personnel from RAF Ossington who worshipped at Ossington church, 1941 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-05-1944 |
End Date | 29-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Ossington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Nickel operation, Nantes |
Reason for Loss | Returning from France, the aircraft was shot down by AA gunners as it crossed the Dorset coast near Gillingham, crashing near Sturminster Newton |