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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 19676" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Williams </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Charles Rowland </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron,R.A.A.F. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Flying Officer </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>405224 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>16th May 1943 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>34 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.11 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 19.3.1909 Townsville,Queensland,Australia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided 457 Alfred Street,North Sydney,New South Wales</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Horace Edward and Hedwig Helena Williams,Torrens Creek,Queensland,Australia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted RAAF 3.2.1941 Brisbane,Queensland</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Pilot Officer 22.9.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>to England 16.10.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>61 Squadron</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Flying Officer 22.3.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award DFC (20.7.1945,wef 16.5.1943)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron March 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>wireless operator</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lancaster ED927</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Op.Chastise (Sorpe Dam)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>hit high tension cables and crashed 2350 hours Haldern,Germany </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/c-williams.11279/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11279-70afcc6584b8de03dc5aae2c49333012.jpg?1591390050" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/c-williams-grave.11280/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11280-24f14ce4e1aa57d44f9110b63faa2092.jpg?1591390051" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 19676, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Williams [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Charles Rowland [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron,R.A.A.F. [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Flying Officer [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]405224 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]16th May 1943 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]34 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.11 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 19.3.1909 Townsville,Queensland,Australia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]resided 457 Alfred Street,North Sydney,New South Wales[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Horace Edward and Hedwig Helena Williams,Torrens Creek,Queensland,Australia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted RAAF 3.2.1941 Brisbane,Queensland[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Pilot Officer 22.9.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]to England 16.10.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]61 Squadron[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Flying Officer 22.3.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award DFC (20.7.1945,wef 16.5.1943)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron March 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]wireless operator[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lancaster ED927[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Op.Chastise (Sorpe Dam)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]hit high tension cables and crashed 2350 hours Haldern,Germany [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/c-williams.11279/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11279-70afcc6584b8de03dc5aae2c49333012.jpg?1591390050[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/c-williams-grave.11280/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11280-24f14ce4e1aa57d44f9110b63faa2092.jpg?1591390051[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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