Child, Charles Colby
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Charles Colby |
Surname | Child |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Daniel Child, and of Lillian Nora Child, of Stanford Bridge, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | P4826 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 22. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 541344 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
139 Squadron lost six Blenheims on this operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Plivot |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | To attack troop formations heading for Maastricht (daylight) |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by fighters |