CHILD Charles Colby

  • First Name(s):
    Charles 
    Colby 
  • Surname:
    CHILD
  • Service Number:
    541344
  • Rank:

    Leading Aircraftman

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Air Force
  • Air Force:
    Royal Air Force
  • Air Force Unit:
    139 Squadron
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    Unknown
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    12th May 1940 aged 20
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, Panel 22.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Daniel Child, and of Lillian Nora Child, of Stanford Bridge, Worcestershire

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CHILD Charles Colby Is Named On These Memorials

Stanford on Teme St Mary’s Church WW2 War Memorial
Worcester Royal Grammar School

Further Information About CHILD Charles Colby

Charles Colby Child attended Worcester Royal Grammar School from 1930 to 1936. His father, Daniel, was a wealthy American chain store owner from Miami and Charles spoke with an American accent. He won a Worcester County Council Scholarship to the School and during his time there he lodged at 17 Albany Terrace, Worcester with the Lownes family. He was known by his second name, Colby, whilst at school. When he lft school, he enlisted in the Royal Air Force.

On 12th May 1940 Blenheim aircraft from 139 squadron based at Plivot, near Rheims, set out to bomb the bridges over the Meuse and Albert Canal at Maastricht in an attempt to stop the German advance into Belgium. The aircraft were attacked by thirty German ME 110 fighter aircraft and of the nine Blenheims that left Plivot only two returned.

Source for additional information: In Dedication to a Future World By Mark Rogers, 1999.

Charles Child has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on the Runnymede Memorial.

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