Wells, Charles Frederick Simpson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Frederick Simpson |
Surname | Wells |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Henry Wells, and of Emily May Wells, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK489 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 169. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 113 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1578532 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-05-1943 |
End Date | 24-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Nickel |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace on a leaflet-dropping operation over the Paris area |