South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 16 January 1943
Air Gunner Killed
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin, of 6, Castle Hill Avenue Mexborough, have been informed that their eldest son, Sgt.-Air Gunner Charles Darwin (22) has been killed in action while serving in Africa.
Sgt. Darwin, who was an old boy of Mexborough Secondary School, and a former member of Mexborough Operatic Society, joined up shortly after the outbreak of war.
From C.W.G.C.:
Sergeant CHARLES WILLIAM DARWIN
Service Number: 994385
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 500 Sqdn.
Date of Death
Died 07 January 1943
Age 22 years old
Buried or commemorated at
DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY 3. E. 11. Algeria
Additional Info
Son of John William and Emily Winifred Darwin, of Mexborough, Yorkshire.