Bellis, Charlie
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charlie |
Surname | Bellis |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Elizabeth E. Bellis, of Holt, Denbighshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8861 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cement House Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXI. A. 16-17. |
Epitaph | GOD IS HIS OWN INTERPRETER AND HE WILL MAKE IT PLAIN (From the Hymn God moves in a mysterious way) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39847 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AC/BEF |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Pruisstraat 9-3, Kanne (Riemst), Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & inscribed marble tablet |
Memorial Text | in de nacht van 11 op 12 Mei 1940 crashte vlakbij dezd site een Bristol Blenheim (L8861) van de RAF waarbij de 3 bemanningsleden om het leven kwamen |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1940 |
End Date | 11-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Meharicourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | To destroy a metal bridge spanning the Albert Kanaal at Maastricht (Operation Veldwezelt). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kanne, near Maastricht, The Netherlands. |