Butcher, Charles Merton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Merton |
Surname | Butcher |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Seymer Butcher and Jessie Clara Butcher, of Bittern Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK915 |
Markings | NA-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. A. 19. |
Epitaph | PEACE, PERFECT PEACE, WITH LOVED ONES FAR AWAY? |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/22487 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1943 |
End Date | 28-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 678 aircraft, including five B-17s. 39 aircraft Lost, including one B-17 (5.6%). Bombing was very concentrated, but not accurately on target due to incorrect PFF marking. Little significant damage inflicted. |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter |