Chandler, Cyril Harry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Cyril Harry |
Surname | Chandler |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Newman Chandler and Edith Mary Chandler, of Cambridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1513 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 21. A. 1. |
Epitaph | OUR DEAR ONE HAS NOT GONE FAR, ONLY INTO A LOVELY ROOM AND LEFT THE DOOR AJAR (from a poem by an unknown author) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 755118 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8265 (P361310/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/14 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1941 |
End Date | 13-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed into River Weser. |