Foster, Charles Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Charles Leslie |
Surname | Foster |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charlie and Emma Jane Foster, of Lower Heyford, Northamptonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME670 |
Markings | HW-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave IVa. E. 8. |
Epitaph | OUR DEAR SON LESLIE, OF STONEBANK, LOWER HEYFORD, NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 624078 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Brecht in Belgium, a few miles from Antwerp |