Fenton, Charles Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Henry |
Surname | Fenton |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Mary Ellen Fenton, of Maybank, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EH907 |
Markings | WP-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gent City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. 6. 10. |
Epitaph | NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE EVER REMEMBERED, SADLY MISSED. MOTHER, DAD AND FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 163 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1304421 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 90 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Sint-Martinuskerk, Margrietstraat, Aalst/Moorsel, Oost Flanders Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed composite plaque |
Memorial Text | Ter nagedachtenis van bemanning van de Britse bommenwerper neergestortte Moorsel 4 juli 1942 |
Location | Roadside location, Tilbury Juxta Clare, Essex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of XC Sqn, No 3 Bomb Group flying operations from here with the Mk 1 Stirling Bomber December 1943 until May 1943 |
Location | St. Mary & All the Saints Church, Little Walsingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of Henry Philip Lee Warner AFC DFC. Only Son of Philip Henry & Mary King Lee Warner. Actg S/L RAFVR killed in action over Germany Aug 26th 1944 in his 32nd year |
Location | Village Green, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial atopped with Inscribed Silver Sun-Dial |
Memorial Text | For all those who served their country as part of XC Sqn RAF |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | They grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the Sun and in the morning, we will remember them |
Miscellaneous Information
A plaque was unveiled by the local historical society in 1992 to honour this crew |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/731/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/731/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1943 |
End Date | 04-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | West Wickham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Cologne- region on the east bank of the Rhine where most of the industry was located. 653 aircraft, 30 losses (4.6%). Accurate ground marking by Oboe equipped Mosquitoes leading to another very significant blow to this Ruhr city. 20 industrial and 2200 homes completely destroyed and 588 people killed. A further 72000 people were bombed out. This was the first time the 'Wild Boar' technique had been used, in which the flak height was limited to allow night-fighters to fly over the main force and pick out aircraft in silhouette against the fires below. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Moorsel, Belgium. The rear gun turret broke away before the crash and the rear gunner was found alive but died later in hospital |