Charlton, William Roy Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Roy Kenneth |
Surname | Charlton |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Date of Death | 17-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Kenneth and Essie May Charlton, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED711 |
Markings | UV-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. A. 9. |
Epitaph | HE HAS GONE BEYOND THE MISTS THAT BLIND US HERE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411121 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Squadron Motto | Strike and return |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Breighton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Pilsen (Skoda factory) |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2059hrs to bomb the Skoda Works at Pilsen. Aircraft was carrying 1x4000lbs and 3x1000lbs bombs. At 0055hrs the aircraft was hit by anti aircraft fire, fired by leichte Flak, Flakstellung Birkenkopf. |