Tarr, Charles Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Francis |
Surname | Tarr |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred and Harriet Evelyn Tarr, of Gorton, Manchester. Husband of Doris Tarr. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS740 |
Markings | QO-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. F. 1. |
Epitaph | MAY HIS SACRIFICE HELP TO BRING THE PEACE AND FREEDOM FOR WHICH HE DIED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1068226 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1944 |
End Date | 15-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Brunswick. 498 aircraft, all but two of them Lancasters. First major raid on this town of the war. 38 Lancasters Lost (7.6%). The German controller tracked the bomber stream from just off the English coastline and many German fighters entered the stream over Bremen, continuing to score hits until the stream left the Dutch coast on the return leg. Pathfinder losses were unusually high (11 aircraft). The raid was not successful even though the town was not expansive alongside most targets. Many bombs fell in open countryside or in neighbouring towns. Only 10 houses destroyed. 14 deaths on the ground. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Lagershausen, NE of Northeim, Germany |