Charleton, Robert Christopher
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Robert Christopher |
Surname | Charleton |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Ellen Charleton, of Belfast. Husband of Georgina Charleton, of Middleton-St.George, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | P6886 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Belfast (Milltown) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row Y.B. Grave 71. |
Epitaph | SACRED HEART OF JESUS, HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 143 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 628854 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as Paddy |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1940 |
End Date | 11-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Maastricht |
Reason for Loss | The defences in and around Maastricht put up a dense curtain of flak as the Blenheims shallow dive-bombed and gained hits on an assortment of vehicles that clogged the road. AC1 Charleton, the air gunner in Pilot Officer P. MacDonald's Blenheim, P6886, was killed by the only bullet to enter the aircraft, piercing his lung. The aircraft made a safe return to base with AC1 Charleton's body aboard |