Rogers, Christopher Alan
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Christopher Alan |
Surname | Rogers |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald Goodman Rogers, and Phoebe Sarah Rogers, of Northampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | PN437 |
Markings | NP-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Northampton (Billing Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Screen Wall. Grave 949. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 150123 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Luftwaffe operation 'Unternehmen Gisela' took place this night. Large numbers of night-fighters were ordered to intrude as the bombers returned to their bases. The losses were high on both sides |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1050/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1050/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Kamen- to attack a synthetic oil plant in the Bergkamen district. 234 aircraft, 1 lost. The oil refinery was severely damaged and no further production was possible. |
Reason for Loss | Ordered to disperse on return due to intruder activity. Crashed at Sledmere Grange, NW of Driffield, Yorkshire |