Chiddick, William Edward Ambrose
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Edward Ambrose |
Surname | Chiddick |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Rosa Margaret Clifton Chiddick, Husband of Marjorie Florence Vera Chiddick, of New Southgate, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK203 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wyton (St. Margaret's) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 133052 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-10-1942 |
End Date | 06-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Aachen. 237 aircraft, 10 losses (3.9%) with a further 6 losses on takeoff from England due to severe weather. Bad weather also encountered in Germany and little PFF marking had taken place. Moderate damage including a hospital and two churches. PFF marked the neighbouring town of Lutterade by mistake and much of the bombing fell there in error. |
Reason for Loss | Severe icing led to loss of control. The order to bale out was given near Halstead, Essex. The pilot was found in the wreckage |