Chinnery, Bruce Charles
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Bruce Charles |
Surname | Chinnery |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles W. Chinnery and Madeline Chinnery. Husband of Leata Findlay Cruickshank Chinnery, of Nairn. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LL615 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Elgin New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. L. South Div. Grave 277. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF MY DARLING HUSBAND BRUCE "UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/91127 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-10-1944 |
End Date | 31-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Hit by incendiaries from another aircraft which struck the forward fuselage, killing P/O Chinnery. He was the only casualty and the aircraft made a safe return to England |