Challoner, Charles Stuart
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Stuart |
Surname | Challoner |
Gender | M |
Age | 37 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy Joseph and Mary Ann Challoner. Husband of Eva Challoner, of East Didsbury, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED559 |
Markings | JA-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 131. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0131 (Block 2, Column 16, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 131995 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster ED559 lost 4/3/1943 |
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-03-1943 |
End Date | 05-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying operation to drop four sea mines in the Gironde Estuary in western France. |
Reason for Loss | Missing without trace |