Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
Charles Godfrey Kendall
| Surname: | Kendall |
| Forename: | Charles Godfrey |
| Age: | 34 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 12 Aug 1943 |
| Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Regiment / Service: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Battalion / Unit: | 25 Sqdn. |
| Service Number: | 1293123 |
| Cemetery: | Sutton Cemetery |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | Sec. T. Grave 71. |
| Additional Information: | Son of Godfrey and Florence Kendall; husband of Olive Emily Kendall, of Cobham. Joined the R.A.F. in 1940. Killed flying as navigator in de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk II DD637 during a routine night defensive patrol. When the aircraft became caught in a searchlight beam, the pilot dived the machine to escape the beam but failed to pull out. The aircraft crashed near Catfoss, west of Hornsea, Yorkshire at 01:30 hrs. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | Aviation Safety Network: Mosquito DD637 |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2435965/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 43 |
