Anderson, Charles Thomas Roderick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Thomas Roderick |
Surname | Anderson |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Crawford Anderson and Rosalie Anderson, of Hunmanby, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6800 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. A. 12. |
Epitaph | THOUGH ABSENT YOU ARE ALWAYS NEAR, STILL LOVED, STILL MISSED AND EVER DEAR Memorial verse |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 122 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1006358 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11-1941 |
End Date | 01-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed near Kiel |