Roy, Charles Napoleon
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Charles Napoleon |
Surname | Roy |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Mary Josephine Roy, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Husband of Edith Flora Roy, of Winnipeg. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV164 |
Markings | PH-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. F. 9. |
Epitaph | LOVING MEMORIES WILL NEVER DIE R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/58798 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roy Lake, Manitoba; Within Poplar/ Nanowin Rivers Park Reserve |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-07-1943 |
End Date | 10-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area |