Catterson, Charles Edgar
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Edgar |
Surname | Catterson |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Dickens Catterson and Alice Maude Catterson. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9698 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Moreton-In-Marsh New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. K. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | TILL THE LAST AND BRIGHTEST EASTER-DAY BE BORN (from the hymn On the Resurrection Morning (1864) by Sabine Baring-Gould) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1282905 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-09-1941 |
End Date | 09-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Cross-Country exercise |
Reason for Loss | On return, the weather had closed in so it was decided to make for Benson but on arrival the aircraft dived out of control. The order to abandon was given but the rear gunner was unable to make good his exit and was found in the wreckage |