Bonner, Charles Aidan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Aidan |
Surname | Bonner |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Winifred Bonner, of Fenham, Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL810 |
Markings | BQ-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wevelgem Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave E. 498. |
Epitaph | MAY THEIR SACRIFICE, AND OURS, BE ACCEPTABLE TO ALMIGHTY GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1523916 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Chemin du Stoquois, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Metal sculpture & inscribed metal plaques |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 28-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Aachen |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have fallen victim to a night fighter. Crashed Lichtervelde (West Vlaanderen) |