Toms, Charles Cecil
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Cecil |
Surname | Toms |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Elizabeth Toms. Husband of Violet Winifred Toms, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EE888 |
Markings | HA-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 167. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1314002 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Mining in French coastal waters off la Pallice |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |