Rose, Charles Edward
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Edward |
Surname | Rose |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Edward and Ida May Rose, of Fort Erie North, Ontario. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL695 |
Markings | JI-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XVI. B. 7. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF GEORGE AND IDA ROSE, FORT ERIE, N. ONTARIO, CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/89473 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the four survivors, two evaded capture and two became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 532 aircraft, 29 Lancasters Lost (5.5%). This target is close enough to use Oboe marking, which was therefore accurate despite complete cloud-cover. Much damage was caused in the southern districts of the city with 350 buildings destroyed and 665 seriously damaged. 124 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Geldrop, ESE of Eindhoven, Holland |