Spink, Charles Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Leonard |
Surname | Spink |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 22-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Edith Woodcock, of Hook, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM314 |
Markings | PM-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 15. E. 13. |
Epitaph | SADLY MISSED AND FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS. MOTHER AND FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1474213 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
DFM published in London Gazette 28th March 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-10-1943 |
End Date | 23-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Rischenau, SSE of Lugde |