WALTERS, Charles Frederick
| Service Number: | 435468 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 May 1943, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 463 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 18 April 1925 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St. Joseph's College, Nudgee, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk, State Electoral Office |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North West Europe, 5 January 1945, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 284:Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Roll of Honour - Ipswich,, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall WW2, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 21 May 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 435468, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 435468, No. 463 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Lost on Ops |
Charles family as told by my mother
My mother (Jacqueline Marjorie Dickinson nee Duthie) tells me that Charles was her cousin. Charles parents were Charles Frederick Walter born in 1892 who married Josephine. Charles Frederick senior was my grandmother's (Elizabeth May Rosina Duthie nee Walter) brother. The family lived in Ipswich and that is where Charles junior was born. He was the youngest of 7 children. The families name was actually Walter without the s.
Submitted 8 December 2016 by Kym Dickinson
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Frederick and Josephine Walters of Ipswich, QLD
Plane was Lancaster PB 695 lost while on air operations over Royan, France when it collided with Lancaster PB 617 and crashed over Royan. Both Lancasters were fully manned by Australian crews off which only three bodies of the PB 695 crew were found. Fate of the crew of PB 617 is not known
From ADF Serials http://www.adf-serials.com.au/lancaster.htm
463 Sqn. 28-10-44 to 4-1-45. JO-R.
21 Missions.
Lost 4/5/01/45 Royan.
21 Missions. Lost.
22 missions recorded in the ORBS with the first 28/29-Oct-1944 to Bergen.
The last mission was to Royan on 4/5-Jan-1945.
The crew listed for this last mission in the ORBS are Pilot F/O J Milne RAAF, F/Engineer Sgt E A Freeman RAF, Nav F/S J A Brown RAAF, B/Aimer F/S C L Fincham RAAF, Wireless Op W/O W A Simpson RAAF, MU Gunner F/S J F Prince RAAF, Rear Gunner F/S C F Walters RAAF.
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