ROGERS Charles Thomas

  • First Name(s):
    Charles 
    Thomas 
  • Surname:
    ROGERS
  • Service Number:
    1170921
  • Rank:

    Sergeant/Air Gunner

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Air Force
  • Air Force:
    Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Air Force Unit:
    75 Squadron
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    30th November 1942
  • Age At Death:
    20
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Crowle (St John the Baptist) Churchyard, Worcestershire, England, South of church
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Sidney and Eva Mary Rogers, of Crowle

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ROGERS Charles Thomas Is Named On These Memorials

Crowle St John the Baptist Church
Crowle St John the Baptist Church WW2 War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Crowle St John the Baptist Church with the additional information: Serg R.A.F.
Crowle St John the Baptist Church WW2 War Memorial with the additional information: Sergt R.A.F.

Further Information About ROGERS Charles Thomas

Born in Crowle on 15th June 1922, Charles Rogers was a talented sportsman who was selected at the age of 16 to play for Worcester City Football Club.  He was also a talented artist and was employed in the men’s gilding room at Royal Worcester Porcelain works.  He volunteered in 1940, joining the R.A.F. and commencing training at Lichfield as an armourer.  His Stirling bomber crashed into an electricity pylon whilst taking off on a training exercise from an air base in Cambridgeshire on 28th November 1942.  Charles was the sole survivor of the crash but he was badly burned and died from his injuries two days later.

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Credits: Additional information provided by Charles' brother.