Pearton, Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Charles |
Surname | Pearton |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Mary Pearton. Husband of Ivy Irene Pearton, of Lee, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB637 |
Markings | PM-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 265. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0071 (Block 2, Column 1, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 178069 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | F/L Charles Pearton & crew Lanc PB637 103 Sqn 7/1/45 RIP |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-01-1945 |
End Date | 07-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (46% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying in the Baltic |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. An unconfirmed source indicated they were shot down by Major Werner Huseman of 1./NJG 5 |