Callum, Charles David
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles David |
Surname | Callum |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 10-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Walker Callum and of Lillian Callum (Nee Jackson), of Humbleton, Sunderland, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4890 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | West Thorney (St. Nicholas) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row A. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | MOURN NOT FOR ME NOR SORROW TAKE BUT LOVE EACH OTHER FOR MY SAKE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 177705 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-02-1945 |
End Date | 10-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Emerged from cloud in a spin and on fire. Crashed near Thorney Island airfield, Hampshire |