Channer, Richard William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard William |
Surname | Channer |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 27-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Davies Channer and Ethel Agnes Channer. Husband of Joyce Olive Channer, of Perranporth, Cornwall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1080 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 41. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 143 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 902268 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in despatches January 1942 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6107 (P358680/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-04-1941 |
End Date | 27-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Gibraltar Delivery Flight |
Reason for Loss | Ditched out of fuel 40 Km off Malaga. Sgt Channer drowned. |