Fry, Charles Williams
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Williams |
Surname | Fry |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney and Katherine Fry. Husband of Florence Maud Fry, of Whipton, Exeter. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T2278 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groningen (Esserveld) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot RP. Row Class 2. Coll. grave 26. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF FLORENCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 167 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 755511 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
This aircraft may have taken off from Horsham St. Faith since the aircraft had landed there the previous day. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-03-1941 |
End Date | 14-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed close to Groningen, Holland |