Steedman, Charles William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles William |
Surname | Steedman |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas J. Steedman and Annie E. B. Steedman, of Peckham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1182 |
Markings | NP-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bridgwater (Quantock Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 211. |
Epitaph | SO YOUNG, SO BRAVE, SO FULL OF ZEST, HIS MISSION FULFILLED HE IS AT REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 247 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1338571 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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
The Wellington pilot became one of the first to be awarded a CGM |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/27 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/26 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1943 |
End Date | 14-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Lorient. 466 aircraft, 7 losses (1.5%). The heaviest raid on Lorient of the war with more than 1000 tonnes of bombs dropped. Good visibility and concentrated bombing. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a Wellington (BK460) from 166 Squadron over Langport, Somerset. Crashed into flood water a mile north of the town centre |