Charlton, William Frederick Dixon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Frederick Dixon |
Surname | Charlton |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clement John and Sarah Eleanor Charlton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AT191 |
Markings | EQ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harderwijk General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | British Plot 2. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND. BROOKE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 103549 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Miscellaneous Information
Each year in November the local people of Harderwijk hold a ceremony to honour the 43 airmen who lie in their cemetery. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2258hrs. Shot down by night fighter, piloted by Oblt Karl-Heinz Vollkopf, II/NJG2. Aircraft crashed into the Ijsselmeer. |