Wormull, Charles Frederick
Killed in Flying Accident 1917-10-04
Birth Date: unkown date
Born: Fulham, Hamersmith, London
Frederick Alfred Stanley Wormull & Emma Jane Webber
Home: Stamford, Lincolnshire
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RFC
Unit
42 (SD) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
Rank
Lieutenant
Position
Lieutenant
Service Numbers
First Burial
West Norwood Cemetery
Wormull was a Corporal in the London Electrical Engineers, Territorial Force. He was transferred to the RFC 1917-01-19, learned to fly and was the pilot of a Bristol Fighter carrying out wireless testing and experiments at the Wireless Testing Park at Biggin Hill Aerodrome when the aircraft stalled on takeoff on a wireless testing flight to Stamford Aerodrome. Wormull was killed in the crash, the wireless operator, 2nd Lieutenant C. F. Beatty was injured.