Nichols, Charles Henry
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Henry |
Surname | Nichols |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Florence Nichols, of Bickington. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3985 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fremington (St. Peter) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 79 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 133460 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-02-1943 |
End Date | 27-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | After engine failure, the trainee pilot lost control and crashed at Hazelbury House Farm, Box, Wiltshire |