Petley, Charles Robert McLeod
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Charles Robert McLeod |
Surname | Petley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 08-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Ralph Carter Petley, Ll.B., and of Cis Mary Constance Petley, (Nee England). Husband of Audrey Phyllis Petley, of Camberley, Surrey. Double First, School of Natural Sciences, Cambridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6799 |
Markings | KN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Westerbork General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 33. Grave 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 225 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 72107 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1941 |
End Date | 08-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Osnabruck |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at 0055 17km SSE of Assen |