Richardson, Christopher Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Christopher Arthur |
Surname | Richardson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Albert and Marie Ernestine Richardson, of Saltash, Cornwall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR853 |
Markings | MH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Uden War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. I. 6. |
Epitaph | HAPPY AND GLORIOUS MEMORY TO A VERY DEAR SON TILL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 232 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1585002 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Halifax MkII HR853. Ops Dusseldorf 26th May 1943. Crashed at Malden Netherlands |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/492/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/492/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 759 aircraft, 27 losses (3.6%). This raid was a failure since PFF had great difficulty in marking the target due to two layers of cloud. Decoy fires and markers were also being operated. Bombing was scattered as a result. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak from 1. & 4./Gemischte Flak-Abteilung 591 and crashed close to the Maas-Waal Kanaal at Malden, south of Nijmegan, Netherlands |