GRIFFITHS, Charles G.
No. 2209578, Sergeant(Air Gunner), Charles Gilbert GRIFFITHS
Aged 19
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Born in 1925 to Gilbert and Dorothy May Griffiths of Newmarket (CWGC). Most likely: His father and mother (nee DYSON) were married in
Preston in Q3-1921 and Charles was born Q1-1925 in Warwick. The 1939 register has Dorothy M GRIFFITHS [3-9-1896] a widow, at Sefton Cottage, Woodland Stud, Snailwell Road with the CAIN family. There are 3 closed records. This was next door to Walter and Priscilla GRIFFITHS. There is a will which records the death of Gilbert GRIFFITHS at Turkey Lodge, The Paddocks, Knowsley, Preston on 14th November 1938, widow Dorothy May Griffiths. Charles' own will gives administration to Dorothy May Griffiths but more, he was of Fairfields, Plantation Stud, Exning |
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Charles was ball gunner, not a nice place, even for the smallest member of the crew, since the ball turret was so cramped. Consolidated Liberator Mk VI EW114
“S”,on her 6th mission took off from Salbani airfield in West Bengal, India on a daylght raid on the Maymyo Railway Station in Burma. Over the target area
according to operational records EW114, the 356 Sqdn B-24, was flying No 5 in the second box when it skidded in a turn and collided with EV902, the 355 Sqdn
Liberator, who was flying No 7. The tailpiece of EW114 and half of mainplane of EV902 were severed. Both aircraft crashed at 21.34N:95.09E, killing all crew
members on EW114 (Charles' aircraft) and 8 of the 11 crewman aboard EV902 "Z" . Three of that crew bailed out, were captured by the Japanese and survived the
war in Rangoon jail. Charles was buried in Meiktila War Cemetery (Christian) and moved after the war to Taukkyan War Cemetery |
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