Lanceley, Charles Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Charles Henry |
Surname | Lanceley |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ724 |
Markings | KO-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | War Graves Plot. Grave 22. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 196 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/86614 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-09-1942 |
End Date | 07-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 207 aircraft, 8 losses (3.9%). Cloud cover lead to scattered bombing but the authorities in Duisburg classed it as the heaviest raid to date |
Reason for Loss | Exploded following ignition of the photo flash and crashed east of Norwich |