Charles Edward Carroll1

#28063, (18 June 1920 - 7 February 1942)
Relationship2nd cousin of Anna Margaret Donovan
Father*William Anglin Carroll2 (1869 - b 1941)
Mother*Emma McNanley2 (c 1874 - 1949)
Charles Edward Carroll was also known as Edward.2 
Birth*18 June 1920He was born on 18 June 1920 at Nova ScotiaG.1 
1921He appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of William Anglin Carroll and Emma McNanley at 254 Robie Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia.3 
Death*7 February 1942He died in action, shot down in sea west of Terschelling, Netherlands on 7 February 1942 at age 21.1,4 
Memorialized at the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 109, West Look-out.5,4,6

Citations

  1. [S2364] Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947, RG24; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, online Ancestry.com, LAC summary: Charles Edward Carroll, b. 18 Jun 1920, son of William A Carroll and Emma C Caroll of Halifax NS; Flight Sergeant, Royal Canadian Air Force, service no. R65245; d. 7 Feb 1942, age 22; file RG24, Vol. 25016, item 5610. File contents on Ancestry.com: imgs. 112-172/534. Attestation Paper 29 Sep 1939, to serve in Candian Active Service Force: Charles Edward Carroll, student, single, b. Halifax NS 18 Jun 1920, res. 254 Robie St., Halifax NS, contact mother Emma Cora Carroll, same res. Seved as Army gunner 1 Sep 1939 - 17 Jul 1940. Royal Canadian Air Force Attestation Paper, enlisted in RCAF Special Reserve 18 Jul 1940, son of Emma Cora McNanley, b. Fredericton NB, res. Halifax NS, and William Anglin Carroll, b. Melrose NB, deceased. Attended St. Mary's College High School (1934-1937) and University (1937-1938, 1st year Engineering). Started flight training 27 Oct 1940. Transferred to UK, RAF 38, 5 May 1941, posted to RAF 6, 9 Jan 1942. Operational flying mission (poss. from Uxbridge) 7 Feb 1942, "Hampden, aircraft on gardening mission [i.e, mine laying] in Nacparine area, presumed enemy action," reported "missing," then "presumed dead." Notification to Mrs. William Anglin Carroll 13 May 1942.
  2. [S857] 1921 Canada Census.
  3. [S857] 1921 Canada Census. William (53), b. and parents b. NB, salesman, supplies; Emma (47), b. and parents b. NB.
  4. [S2366] Aircrew Remembered, online http://aircrewremembered.com/. Charles Edward Carroll, Service No. R/65245, Flight Sergeant, RCAF, 50th Squadron, Bomber Command. Skellingthorpe Station, aircraft Hampden I, serial no. AE306. Departed 1211 7 Feb 1942, operation Gardening. Shot down in sea west of Terschelling, Netherlands, and killed. Son of William A and Emma C Carroll of Halifax NS, memorial Panel 103.
  5. [S2365] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, online www.cwgc.org.

    Flight Sergeant
    CARROLL, CHARLES EDWARD
    Service Number R/65245
    Died 07/02/1942
    Aged 22
    50 Sqdn.
    Royal Canadian Air Force
    Son of William A. and Emma C. Carroll, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  6. [S2367] The War Dead of the British Commonwealth and Empire (London: Imperial War Graves Commission, 1953), Airmen who fell in the 1939-1945 War and have no known Grave, The Runnymede Memorial Part II, p. 134. Flt. Sgt. Charles Edward Carroll, R/65245. R.C.A.F 50 Sqdn. 7th February, 1942. Age 22. Son of William A. and Emma C. Carroll, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. PAel 103.