Wellesley, Charles John Jay
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Charles John Jay |
Surname | Wellesley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Jay Wellesley and Evelyn Jane Wellesley, of Balgowlah, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF378 |
Markings | LS-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 194. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405370 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Miscellaneous Information
Probably shot down by Oblt Hans Joachim Jabs who claimed three Stirlings that night |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/52 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/51 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1943 |
End Date | 20-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven. 338 aircraft, 12 losses (3.6%). The second failed operation on Wilhelmshaven in as many nights. PFF marking was inaccurate, leading to the majority of the bombing taking place to the north. It was later found that PFF had out of date maps and a exercise of updating the maps was undertaken. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Waddenzee |