SOE Whitaker, Charles Frederick

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Whitaker ​

• FORENAME

Charles Frederick ​

• UNIT

1 Special Force SOE ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

199620 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

11th September 1944 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Milan War Cemetery,Italy Coll.grave VI.C.5-6 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit 3 Bn Parachute Regiment​

born 26.3.1921 Holland​

resided South Africa​

son of Squadron Leader G.G. and Mrs Whitaker,Belgrade,Yugoslavia (Allied Liaison Officer)​

SOE Dutch Section 1941​

3 Bn Parachute Regiment 1942-43​

SOE October 1943​

Halifax BB412​

SOE Op. Silica North,Seed and Acre​

flew into Monte Cavalleria,Italy (2345 hours 11.9.1944)​

also killed Captain Hajny and Czech w/t op. Nocar ​

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