Cletheroe, Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles |
Surname | Cletheroe |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Elizabeth Cletheroe. Husband of Blanche Cletheroe, of Andreas, Isle of Man. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM674 |
Markings | CF-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 227. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 611721 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1944 |
End Date | 17-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2118hrs.Crashed off Ueckermunde in the Stettiner Haff, about 40 km NW of Stettin due to enemy action. |