King, Charles Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Victor |
Surname | King |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Hamilton King and Mary Beatrice King (née Wyatt), of Grafton Drive, Whiston, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED923 |
Markings | OF-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. C. 4-7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 59 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1544099 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Place de l'Union, Roclenge-sur-Geer, (Bassenge), Liege Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | ROYAL AIR FORCE Lancaster ED923 OF-V 97 Bomber Squadron Bassenge 9 Juillet 1943 In memoriam Flying Officer R B O Palmer RAF (VR), Flying Officer R C Dutta RAF (VR), Sergeant C Cameron RAF, Sergeant A R Harris RAF (VR), Sergeant D C H Holding RAF (VR), Ser |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-07-1943 |
End Date | 09-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Lt Friedrich Erlinghagen, 5./NJG1) and crashed at Bassenge (Liege) on the River Geer, 14 km NNE of Liege. |