BIRTH-1912 June Quarter birth "registration"-
Name: Chiddick, William E A---Mother's Maiden Name: Marlow
District: Edmonton [Vol & Page: 3a & 978]
DEATH-1942 Dec Quarter death "registration"-
Name: Chiddick, William E A---Age: 30
District: Halstead [Vol & Page: 4a & 902]
156 Squadron's Vickers Wellington (#BK203) aircraft, with an aircrew of five, was returning to base following an air operation flight over Aachen, Germany. Severe icing caused a loss of control of the aircraft, so the pilot, Pilot Officer Chiddick, ordered his crew mates to bale out near Halstead, Essex. BK203 crashed near Gestingthorpe, taking the life of Pilot Officer Chiddick.
Military Service:-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service No: 133052
Age: 30
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: 156 RAF Squadron
Son of Richard and Rosa Margaret Clifton (née Marlow) Chiddick; husband of Marjorie Florence Vera (née Huggett) Chiddick of New Southgate, Middlesex, England [they married in 1939].
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
BIRTH-1912 June Quarter birth "registration"-
Name: Chiddick, William E A---Mother's Maiden Name: Marlow
District: Edmonton [Vol & Page: 3a & 978]
DEATH-1942 Dec Quarter death "registration"-
Name: Chiddick, William E A---Age: 30
District: Halstead [Vol & Page: 4a & 902]
156 Squadron's Vickers Wellington (#BK203) aircraft, with an aircrew of five, was returning to base following an air operation flight over Aachen, Germany. Severe icing caused a loss of control of the aircraft, so the pilot, Pilot Officer Chiddick, ordered his crew mates to bale out near Halstead, Essex. BK203 crashed near Gestingthorpe, taking the life of Pilot Officer Chiddick.
Military Service:-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service No: 133052
Age: 30
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: 156 RAF Squadron
Son of Richard and Rosa Margaret Clifton (née Marlow) Chiddick; husband of Marjorie Florence Vera (née Huggett) Chiddick of New Southgate, Middlesex, England [they married in 1939].
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Records on Ancestry
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London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923
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UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
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Web: UK and Allied Countries, Index of International Bomber Command Losses, 1936-1966
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
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