William Harold Chappell
Memorial: Staple Hill Methodist Church
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Sergeant 1602941
Parents: Harold and Edith Kate Chappell
Home address: Staple Hill, Bristol
Date of birth: 1922
Date of death: 16/10/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried Mangotsfield Downend Cemetery and commemorated on the Olney War Memorial Buckinghamshire and the Staple Hill Methodist Church Memorial
Age: 22
Further information:
He died on a training flight in Wellington bomber LN536. The bomber took off from RAF Chipping Warden at 19.15 hours on a night cross country exercise and after 3 and half hours the aircraft caught fire in the air and crashed, half a mile from the village of Lavendon, Buckinghamshire. The fire service attended but could not get near because of exploding ammunition and all 6 aircrew perished.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
http://aircrewremembered.com/vipan-arthur.html.