Bomford, Charles Powell
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Powell |
Surname | Bomford |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Capt. Charles Francis Bomford and Dorothy Maud Bomford, of Ballycornmon, Co. Tipperary, Irish Republic. His Brother Richard Lyndon Bomford Also Fell. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9323 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Torcy-le-Petit Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | I THANK MY GOD UPON ALL MY REMEMBRANCE OF YOU. (From Philippians 1:3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37712 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-06-1940 |
End Date | 09-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Seek and destroy armoured vehicles in the Foret-de-Boray near Poix |
Reason for Loss | ground fire in target area |