Tracey, Charles Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Alfred |
Surname | Tracey |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Alfred and Violet Tracey, of Handsworth, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6339 |
Markings | WV-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot K. Row 4. Grave 83. |
Epitaph | YOUR HAPPY SMILE IS WITH US ALWAYS. GOOD NIGHT, CHAS., TILL A BRIGHTER DAWN A Brigher dawn is a reference to Bible Old Testament Proverbs 4:18. There is also an Easter hymn "A brighter dawn is breaking" words by Percy Dearmer tune "Nun lasst uns Gott" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1167363 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1941 |
End Date | 16-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea |