Charles Leslie Hind
Service number
1621857
Military unit
34 (The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regt) Searchlight Regt Royal Artillery
Address
156, Egypt Road Basford, Nottingham
Date of birth
02 Oct 1919
Date of death
27 Jul 1944 (24 years old)
Place of birth
Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies
He was a silk dyer's labourer.silk dyer's labourer
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
He was the son of Harry and Ethel May Hind and the brother of Peter Hind. They lived 156, Egypt Road Basford, Nottingham.
Military history
During July 1944, the 34th Searchlight Regiment was heavily engaged in the United Kingdom on home air defence duties. In the summer of 1944, units in the south and south-east of England were intensely deployed to counter the German V-1 flying bomb ("Doodlebug") offensive, using searchlights to track the missiles at night for anti-aircraft guns and Royal Air Force interceptors.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
The grave of Charles Leslie Hind at Nottingham Northern Cemetery
Photo: David Nunn