Het Commonwealth-perk op de stedelijke begraafplaats van Charleroi telt 333 graven. 270 graven dateren uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog en 38 uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog en 23 graven van andere dan Commonwealth-nationaliteiten (waarvan 15 Duitse graven, eigenaardig genoeg allen daterend van begin 1919). Er zijn 73 graven met een luchtvaartconnectie waarvan 28 uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog en 45 uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog, bij deze laatste zijn er acht graven van Poolse vliegeniers.
In de nacht van 29 op 30 maart 1943 werd Halifax II JB805 VR-B van 419 RCAF Squadron neergeschoten tijdens een missie naar Wuppertal in Duitsland, waarschijnlijk door Oblt Rudolf Altendorf of I./NJG 4. De volledige bemanning kwam daarbij om het leven. De bijna volledige bemanning is begraven te Charleroi behalve F/Sgt Peets die op de begraafplaats van Peronnes-lez-Binche Charbonnages begraven is. Naast F/Sgt Peets bestond de bemanning uit Sgt Phillip Shuttleworth Johnson RCAF, Sgt Charles Patrick Baker, Sgt Rowland Stafford Metcalf, Sgt Gwyn Fryn Humphreys, Sgt David Jacob Shtitz RCAF, Sgt Edward Lawrence Armstrong. Zij werden op de begraafplaats van Charleroi in een collectief graf begraven.
ALBRIGHT, Flight Sergeant (Pilot), FREDERICK BRUCE, R/76714. Royal Canadian Air Force. 2nd June 1942. Age 28. Son of William Donald Albright, and of Eva Belle Albright, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Joint grave, Row V. 22-23.
ARMSTRONG, Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.), EDWARD LAWRENCE, R/54363. 419 Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force. 30th May 1943. Age 33. Son of George and Bertha Armstrong, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; husband of Mary L. Armstrong, of Wakefield, Province of Quebec, Canada. Coll. grave, Row V. 24-26.
BAKER, Sergeant (Flt. Engr.), CHARLES PATRICK, 576634. 419 (R.C.A.F.). Royal Air Force. 30th May 1943. Age 18. Son of Capt. Charles James Baker, T.D., and May Baker, of Hereford Coll. grave, Row V. 24-26.
BEAMENT, Sergeant (Obs.), THOMAS HUBERT, 1166172. 101 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 16th April 1942. Age 30. Son of William Hollingshead Beament and Harriet Ann Beament; husband of Gwendoline Janette Beament, of Cowley, Oxford. Row U Grave 18.
BROWN, Sergeant (Obs.), ROBERT WILLIAM BURDON, 1006781. 49 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 6th April 1942. Age 22. Son of Gerald Burdon Brown, C.B.E., M.A., and Marguerite Brown, of West Moors, Dorsetshire. Row T. Grave 17.
BURNETT, Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), BASIL NORA N., 1259335. 101 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 16th April 1942. Age 21. Son of Norman and Mavis Burnett, of Hampstead, London. Row U Grave 1E.
BURT, Sergeant, REX THEODORE, 407601. Royal Australian Air Force. 2nd June 1942. Age 23. Son of Gilbert Roswall Burt and Antonia Elsie Burt, of Yorketown, South Australia. Joint grave, Row V. 22-23.
CONDIE, Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), ANDREW YOUNG, 968155. 458 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 20th October 1941. Age 23. Son of Alexander and Margaret Condie, of Sauchie, Clackmannanshire. Coll. grave, Row T. 13-15.
CRITTENDEN, Sergeant, PHILIP GEORGE, 400410. Royal Australian Air Force. 20th October 1941. Age 20. Son of George Walter and Beatrice Annie Crittenden, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Row T. Grave 12.
DALE, Sergeant (Pilot), GEORGE ANTHONY, 1285732. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 28th April 1942. Age 19. Son of Fredrick C. and Edith Dale, of Hanwell, Middlesex. Row V. Grave 9.
FAWKES, Pilot Officer (Obs.), DAVID KIMBER, 102969. 458 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 20th October 1941. Age 25. Son of Walter Hugh and Margaret Fawkes, of Harefield, Middlesex. B.Sc. (Econ.), A.C.I.S. Row T. Grave 1 6.
FITZGERALD, Sergeant, MAURICE MICHAEL, 403576. Royal Australian Air Force. 1st June 1942. Age 25. Son of Thomas and Dorothy Elizabeth Fitzgerald, of Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia. Coll. grave, Row V. 14-19.
GREEN, Warrant Officer (Obs.), STANLEY MAURICE, 550338. Royal Air Force. 31st May 1942. Age 23. Son of John William and Ellen Green; husband of Winifred Ethel Green, of Ealing, Middlesex. Row V. Grave 11.
GREER, Sergeant, ARTHUR WILLIAM, 404476. Royal Australian Air Force. 28th April 1942. Age 24. Son of Arthur Edmund and Margaret May Greer, of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Row V. Grave 10.
HAMILTON, Sergeant (Pilot), PETER JOHN MAXWELL, 912835. 458 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 20th October 1941. Age 22. Son of John Maxwell Hamilton, and of Harriet Gilchrist Hamilton, of Sandringham, Victoria, Australia. Coll. grave, Row T. 13-15.
HOLMAN, Sergeant (Air Gnr.), ARTHUR WILLIAM, 1317897. 101 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 16th April 1942. Age 21. Son of John Holman, and of Effie Susan Holman, of Cross Park, Saltash, Cornwall. Row U. Grave 1F.
HUMPHREYS, Flight Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), GWYN FRYN, 1164578. 419 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 30th May 1943. Coll. grave, Row V. 24-26.
HUNT, Sergeant (Pilot), JOHN HOWARD, 1191011. 101 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 16th April 1942. Age 21. Son of Frederick Sydney and Jessie Hunt, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Row U. Grave 1D.
INDER, Sergeant (Air Gnr.), ERIC CHARLES, 403008. Royal New Zealand Air Force. 27th April 1942. Age 31. Son of Walter Kent Inder and Daisy Bertha Inder, of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand. Joint grave, Row V. 6-7.
JACKSON, Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), THOMAS, 995859. 458 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 20th October 1941. Age 26. Son of Thomas and Isabella Jackson, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire; husband of Margaret Jackson, of Middlesbrough. Coll. grave, Row T. 13-15.
JEWELL, Sergeant (Obs.), WALTER JAMES, 1166707. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 28th April 1942. Age 21. Son of Walter and Maud Jewell, of West Ealing, Middlesex. Row V. Grave, 8.
JOHNSON, Warrant Officer Class II (Pilot), PHILLIP SHUTTLEWORTH, R/102710. 419 Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force. 30th May 1943. Coll. grave, Row V. 24-26.
LANGSTON, Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), ARTHUR RICHARD, 1283289. 101 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 16th April 1942. Age 31. Son of Thomas Edward and Annie Langston; husband of Ida Louise Langston, of South Chingford, Essex. Row U. Grave, 1C.
LEE, Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), THOMAS, 1310845. 460 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 1st June 1942. Age 25. Son of John William and Sarah Jane Lee, of Oldham, Lancashire. Coll. grave, Row Y. 14-19.
LYONS, Flight Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), THOMAS LEO, 624994. Royal Air Force. 31st May 1942. Age 27. Son of Patrick and Mary Ellen Lyons, of Wath-on-Dearne, Yorkshire. Row V. Grave 13.
METCALF, Flight Sergeant (Nav.), ROWLAND STAFFORD, 656658. 419 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 30th May 1943. Age 33. Son of John Thomas Metcalf and Lillian Metcalf; husband of Beatrice Metcalf, of Handforth, Cheshire. Coll. grave, Row V. 24-26.
MOORE, Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), JOHN BRUCE, 990568. 460 R.A.A.F. Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 1st June 1942. Age 23. Son of John Bruce Moore and Margaret Moore, of Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. Coll. grave, Row V. 14-19.
MUTTON, Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), WILFRED GEORGE, 403766. Royal New Zealand Air Force. 27th April 1942. Age 21. Son of George Jenkins Mutton and Mary Hicks Mutton, of Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand. Joint grave, Row V. 6-7.
McCORMACK, Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), JAMES, 645923. Royal Air Force. 31st May 1942. Age 22. Son of James and Mary McCormack, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Row V. Grave 12.
NESBITT, Sergeant (Pilot), JAMES FESTUBERT, 1064494. 101 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 16th April 1942. Row U. Grave 6.
RICHARDS, Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.), WILLIAM MORTIMER, J/15450. Royal Canadian Air Force. 2nd June 1942. Son of Thomas Reginald and Rachel Richards, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. Row V. Grave 20.
SAMS, Sergeant, WALLACE HUGH, 402612. Royal Australian Air Force. 1st June 1942. Age 24. Son of Percy Henry Winter Sams and Alice Henrietta Harcourt Sams, of Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia. Coll. Grave, Row V. 14-19.
SHTITZ, Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.), DAVID JACOB, R/147012. 419 Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force. 30th May 1943. Coll. grave, Row V. 24-26.
SPONGBERG, Sergeant, WILLIAM MARCEL, 14243. Royal Australian Air Force. 1st June 1942. Age 25. Son of Albert Lawrence Spongberg and Ellen Louise Eugenie Spongberg, of Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia. Coll. grave, Row V. 14-19.
STEPHENS, Sergeant, ERNEST VICTOR, 406413. Royal Australian Air Force. 2nd June 1942. Age 26. Son of Thomas Henry and Bessie Martha Stephens, of West Leederville, Western Australia. Row V. Grave 21.
WADDELL, Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), JAMES, 985888. 49 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 6th April 1942. Age 22. Son of James and Margaret Waddell, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire. Row. T. Grave 18.
WALSH, Flight Sergeant, JOHN FRANCIS, 404701. Royal Australian Air Force. 1st June 1942. Age 22. Son of Edward Patrick and Mary Beatrice Walsh, of Gympie, Queensland, Australia. Coll. grave, Row V. 14-19.
De Poolse slachtoffers zijn de bemanningsleden van twee bommenwerpers. Kort na de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd een groot gedenkteken opgericht ter ere van de gesneuvelde Poolse vliegeniers die daar begraven liggen. Het monument staat links aan de hoofdingang, naast het Commonwealth-perk waar ook de Poolse bemanningen werden begraven.
In de nacht van 27 op 28 april 1942 werd Wellington IC Z1088 NZ-D van 304 Squadron neergeschoten op het gehucht Aux Quatre Chênes vlakbij de abdij van Villers-la-Ville, mogelijk geraakt door flak op een missie naar Köln maar andere bronnen linken dit verlies met de claim van Feldwebel Fritz Schellwat of the 5./NJG 1 (Brustem). De volledige bemanning kwam om het leven: F/O Rysard Z. Szcurowski (piloot), F/O Edward Kowalski (bommenrichter), Sgt Zdzislaw Pieczynski (radio-operator/boordschutter), Sgt Stefan Ferenc (radio-operator/boordschutter), Sgt Wincent Garbacz (boordschutter).
FERENC, Airman, STEFAN, P 792687. Polish Air Force. 28th April 1942. Age 26. Row V Grave 3 TO 5
GARBACZ, Airman, W, P 781505. Polish Air Force. 28th April 1942. Age 25. Row V Grave 3 TO 5
KOWALSKI, Airman, EDWARD, P0131. Polish Air Force. 28th April 1942. Age 32. Row V Grave 3 TO 5
PIECZYNSKI, Airman, ZDZISLAW S, P 780342. Polish Air Force. 28th April 1942. Age 26. Row V Grave 1
PORUCZNIK RYSZARD ZYGMUNT SZCZUROWSKI, P/76788, Polish Air Force, 304 Sqdn, 28 April 1942, Age 27, Row V, grave 2
De tweede bemanning werd neergeschoten in de nacht van 5-6.8.1941. Het betrof Wellington II W5593 SM-P van 305 Squadron. Deze bommenwerper viel bij Marche-en-Famenne als slachtoffer van Fw Reinhard Kollak van I./NJG 1 op een missie naar Frankfurt. De bemanning bestond uit: S/L S. Scibior (piloot, pow), Sgt Stefan Tomicki (copiloot, evaded), Sgt M. Kowalski (radio-operator, evaded), Sgt Waclaw Rybak (+), F/O Mieczyslaw Saferna (+), F/O Jerzy J.S. Sukiennik (+).
RYBAK, Airman, WACLAW, P782637. 305 Sqdn. Polish Air Force. 6th August 1941. Age 26. Row T Grave 1B
SAFERNA, Airman, MIECZSLAW JULIAN, P.0089. Polish Air Force. 6th August 1941. Age 32. Row T Grave 1A
SUKIENNIK, Airman, JERZY JAN STANISLAW, P.0094. Polish Air Force. 6th August 1941. Age 27. Row T Grave 1C
