Wiley, Charles Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Charles Gordon |
Surname | Wiley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 18-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Norman Stanley and Alice Wallace Wiley of Galt, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington I |
Serial Number | L4265 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 37. G. 7. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/78721 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-03-1942 |
End Date | 18-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mount Farm |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Swung violently on take-off and collided with a stationary Hudson. |