Stevens, Charles Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Douglas |
Surname | Stevens |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-12-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter George and Edith Mary Stevens, of Armdale, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1267 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hillingdon and Uxbridge Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row K.D. Grave 26. |
Epitaph | HIS WORK IS DONE: THE PILOT SLEEPS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 247 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42273 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-12-1939 |
End Date | 11-12-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | First solo on type training |
Reason for Loss | Became lost and crashed into trees near Aylesbury |