| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Age | 35 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date / place of birth | Unknown |
| Genealogy | Son of Charles and Annie Chaplin; husband of Dora May Chaplin, Ipswich, Suffolk, U.K. |
| Military information | |
| Army Number | T-839827 |
| Rank | Dvr. |
| Function | Air Despatcher |
| Platoon / Troop / Flight | Unknown |
| Company / Squadron | 63 Airborne Divisional Composite Company |
| Unit / Group | 49 Air Despatch |
| Division / Transport / Command | Unknown |
| Regiment | Royal Army Service Corps |
| Death information | |
| Died when | 11-11-1944 |
| Died where | Gronau, Germany |
| Spot | POW Reserve Lazarett Gronau |
| Map reference | Unknown |
| Burial location | |
| Grave number | 13-C-25 |
| Graves overview | |
| Miscellaneous information | |
| Personal notes | |
At approx 15.39 hours (NL-time), a 196 Squadron Stirling (EF248, ZO-'V'), was hit by flak while dropping re-supply near Supply Dropping Point 'V;, west of Arnhem. The pilot, Warrant Officer Keith Prowd ordered the crew to bale out. The whole crew exited the aircraft bwefore this crashed north of Arnhem. Of the 10-men crew (6 flying crew, 2 air despatchers and 2 \"extra's\") 7 were killed. Chaplin was wounded and brought to one of the hospitals. He died of wounds in captivity in a German hospital | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Age | 35 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date / place of birth | Unknown |
| Genealogy | Son of Charles and Annie Chaplin; husband of Dora May Chaplin, Ipswich, Suffolk, U.K. |
| Military information | |
| Army Number | T-839827 |
| Rank | Dvr. |
| Function | Air Despatcher |
| Platoon / Troop / Flight | Unknown |
| Company / Squadron | 63 Airborne Divisional Composite Company |
| Unit / Group | 49 Air Despatch |
| Division / Transport / Command | Unknown |
| Regiment | Royal Army Service Corps |
| Death information | |
| Died when | 11-11-1944 |
| Died where | Gronau, Germany |
| Spot | POW Reserve Lazarett Gronau |
| Map reference | Unknown |
| Burial location | |
| Grave number | 13-C-25 |
| Graves overview | |
| Miscellaneous information | |
| Personal notes | |
At approx 15.39 hours (NL-time), a 196 Squadron Stirling (EF248, ZO-'V'), was hit by flak while dropping re-supply near Supply Dropping Point 'V;, west of Arnhem. The pilot, Warrant Officer Keith Prowd ordered the crew to bale out. The whole crew exited the aircraft bwefore this crashed north of Arnhem. Of the 10-men crew (6 flying crew, 2 air despatchers and 2 \"extra's\") 7 were killed. Chaplin was wounded and brought to one of the hospitals. He died of wounds in captivity in a German hospital | |
Operation Market Garden: The Digital Monument
Roll of Honour: British 1st Airborne Division
September 17th 1944 - September 25th 1944
Featuring:
- 1796 personal KIA files
- 547 portrait photo's
- 1700 headstone photo's
Created by Remco Hendriks
Contents by the Market Garden Foundation
