Chatfield, Harold Bertie Jr.

Birth Name Chatfield, Harold Bertie Jr.
Nick Name Harry
Gender male
Age at Death 100 years, 16 days

Narrative

CHATFIELD Harold Bertie Passed away peacefully on June 17, 2020. Aged 100 years
Dearly loved and loving husband of Heather (dec.) for 58 years. Loved brother-in-law of Beverley and Ian Hughes.
Thank you to all the staff at Victoria Heights for their loving care. A true gentleman and a proud and decorated Spitfire pilot. Now reunited with his darling Heather In accordance with current regulations, a Private Funeral Service will be held.

Bendigo Advertiser – Bendigo, Vicctoria – 20 Jun 2020
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Service Record
Name CHATFIELD, HAROLD BERTIE
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number 401493
Date of Birth 1 Jun 1920
Place of Birth BENDIGO, VIC
Date of Enlistment 28 Feb 1941
Locality on Enlistment Unknown
Place of Enlistment MELBOURNE, VIC
Next of Kin CHATFIELD, BERTIE
Date of Discharge 14 Dec 1945
Rank Flying Officer
Posting at Discharge RAF STN POONA
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No
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Harold B CHATFIELD, Flight Sergeant  RAAF. In the South East Asian theatre, the first Spitfire Vc's reached three squadrons on the India-Burma front in November 1943. Spitfire pilots met Japanese for the first time on Boxing Day, 1943. A pair of Spitfires piloted by Flying Officer Geoffrey William Andrews and Flight Sergeant Harry B. Chatfield attacked a formation of Japanese planes over Chittagong. Andrews destroyed a fighter and a bomber, damaging a second, while Chatfield shot down another two. On the last day of 1943, Royal Australian Air Force Spitfires destroyed eleven Japanese bombers and three fighters. Churchill complimented the Australian Squadron for their "brilliant exploit". Harry was married to Heather June Painter in 1948 at Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1 June 1920 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia    
Death 17 June 2020 Victoria Heights Nursing Home, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Chatfield, Bertie1974
Mother Donaldson, Jane \ Jean Elizabeth189326 April 1974
         Chatfield, Harold Bertie Jr. 1 June 1920 17 June 2020
    Sister     Chatfield, Phyllis

Families

Family of Chatfield, Harold Bertie Jr. and Painter, Heather June
Married Wife Painter, Heather June ( * about 1921 + 1 January 2007 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 28 August 1948 St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia    
  Narrative

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : Saturday 5 October 1946)
ENGAGEMENT
PAINTER - CHATFIELD. - Heather June, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Painter, 18 Bancroft street, Bendigo, to Harold B. (ex-R.A.A.F.), only son of Mr. and Mrs. B. CHATFIELD, Barkly place, Bendigo.
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : Saturday 14 August 1948)
WEDDING preparations afoot for Heather Painter, of Bendigo, who will marry Harold Chatfield at St. Andrew's Church, Bendigo, on August 28. A party has been given in her honour by old school friend, Mrs J. Hesse, and a pantry tea is being arranged by Vesta Whitfield, who will be one of Heather's bridesmaids. The other will be her schoolgirl sister, Beverley, now at MLC.
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : Tuesday 24 August 1948)
PAINTER-CHATFIELD. - The wedding of Heather June, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Painter, 18 Bancroft street, Bendigo, to Mr. Harold B. CHATFIELD, will be celebrated next Saturday, August 28, at 1 p.m., in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Bendigo, and afterwards at Lister House.

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