Forster, Charles Storey
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Charles Storey |
Surname | Forster |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Margaret May Woods Forster, of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK724 |
Markings | QS-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haverhill Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. U. Grave 199. |
Epitaph | IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1036858 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 620 |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Memorial Gardens, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled Composite Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of LAC Charles Storey Forster 1036858 620 Sqn RAFVR died 2.7.1943 |
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar, inscribed concrete slab and metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women who served at RAF Chedburgh between 1942 and 1946, including 620 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | 620 Sqn Roll of Honour and 620 Sqn Badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2134/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2134/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-07-1943 |
End Date | 02-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with EF394 and crashed near Chedburgh |